What color is #A1ABA8?

#A1ABA8 is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1ABA8?

The RGB value is 161, 171, 168: 161 red, 171 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1ABA8?

The complementary color is #ABA1A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1ABA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1ABA8 color

#A1ABA8 rgb(161, 171, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1ABA8 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 67.1% green and 65.9% blue (161, 171, 168).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 6% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#A1ABA8 color codes

HEX	`#A1ABA8`
RGB	`rgb(161, 171, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 67.1%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 6%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 6%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.13, -4.1, 0.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.13, 4.11, 175.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.327, 39.53, 42.754)`
Decimal	`10595240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1ABA8, 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 #A1ABA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1ABA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #A1ABA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1aba8; }
.text { color: #a1aba8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1aba8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 171 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1aba8, #a1a9ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A1ABA8?: #A1ABA8 is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1ABA8?: The RGB value is 161, 171, 168: 161 red, 171 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1ABA8?: The complementary color is #ABA1A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1ABA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.