What color is #A1ABA9?

#A1ABA9 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 #A1ABA9?

The RGB value is 161, 171, 169: 161 red, 171 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1ABA9?

The complementary color is #ABA1A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1ABA9?

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.

#A1ABA9 color

#A1ABA9 rgb(161, 171, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1ABA9 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 67.1% green and 66.3% blue (161, 171, 169).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 6% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#A1ABA9 color codes

HEX	`#A1ABA9`
RGB	`rgb(161, 171, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 67.1%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 6%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 6%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.16, -3.9, -0.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.16, 3.91, 182.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.421, 39.567, 43.247)`
Decimal	`10595241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1ABA9, 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 #A1ABA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1ABA9 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 #A1ABA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1aba9; }
.text { color: #a1aba9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1aba9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 171 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1aba9, #a1a8ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A1ABA9?: #A1ABA9 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 #A1ABA9?: The RGB value is 161, 171, 169: 161 red, 171 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1ABA9?: The complementary color is #ABA1A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1ABA9?: 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.