What color is #A1A7C1?

#A1A7C1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1A7C1?

The RGB value is 161, 167, 193: 161 red, 167 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1A7C1?

The complementary color is #C1BBA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1A7C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1A7C1 color

#A1A7C1 rgb(161, 167, 193)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A1A7C1 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 65.5% green and 75.7% blue (161, 167, 193).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 21% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#A1A7C1 color codes

HEX	`#A1A7C1`
RGB	`rgb(161, 167, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 65.5%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 21%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 17%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.8, 3.29, -14.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.8, 14.39, 283.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.14, 39.064, 55.972)`
Decimal	`10594241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1A7C1, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A1A7C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1A7C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A1A7C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1a7c1; }
.text { color: #a1a7c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1a7c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 167 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1a7c1, #aba1c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A1A7C1?: #A1A7C1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1A7C1?: The RGB value is 161, 167, 193: 161 red, 167 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1A7C1?: The complementary color is #C1BBA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1A7C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.