What color is #A1A8BA?

#A1A8BA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1A8BA?

The RGB value is 161, 168, 186: 161 red, 168 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1A8BA?

The complementary color is #BAB3A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1A8BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1A8BA color

#A1A8BA rgb(161, 168, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1A8BA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 65.9% green and 72.9% blue (161, 168, 186).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 15% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#A1A8BA color codes

HEX	`#A1A8BA`
RGB	`rgb(161, 168, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 65.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 15%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 13%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 10%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.84, 1.22, -10.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.84, 10.14, 276.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.562, 39.127, 52.018)`
Decimal	`10594490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1A8BA, 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 #A1A8BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1A8BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	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 #A1A8BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1a8ba; }
.text { color: #a1a8ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1a8ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 168 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1a8ba, #a7a1ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A1A8BA?: #A1A8BA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1A8BA?: The RGB value is 161, 168, 186: 161 red, 168 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1A8BA?: The complementary color is #BAB3A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1A8BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.