What color is #A1A9BE?

#A1A9BE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1A9BE?

The RGB value is 161, 169, 190: 161 red, 169 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1A9BE?

The complementary color is #BEB6A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1A9BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1A9BE color

#A1A9BE rgb(161, 169, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1A9BE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 66.3% green and 74.5% blue (161, 169, 190).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 18% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#A1A9BE color codes

HEX	`#A1A9BE`
RGB	`rgb(161, 169, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 66.3%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 18%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 15%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 11%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.23, 1.53, -11.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.23, 11.8, 277.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.178, 39.67, 54.351)`
Decimal	`10594750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1A9BE, 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 #A1A9BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1A9BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	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 #A1A9BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1a9be; }
.text { color: #a1a9be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1a9be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 169 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1a9be, #a7a1be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A1A9BE?: #A1A9BE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1A9BE?: The RGB value is 161, 169, 190: 161 red, 169 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1A9BE?: The complementary color is #BEB6A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1A9BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.