What color is #A1ACC1?

#A1ACC1 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1ACC1?

The RGB value is 161, 172, 193: 161 red, 172 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1ACC1?

The complementary color is #C1B6A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1ACC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1ACC1 color

#A1ACC1 rgb(161, 172, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1ACC1 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 67.5% green and 75.7% blue (161, 172, 193).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 21% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#A1ACC1 color codes

HEX	`#A1ACC1`
RGB	`rgb(161, 172, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 67.5%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 21%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 17%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 11%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.13, 0.54, -12.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.13, 12.03, 272.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.074, 40.932, 56.284)`
Decimal	`10595521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1ACC1, 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 #A1ACC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1ACC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	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 #A1ACC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1acc1; }
.text { color: #a1acc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1acc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 172 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1acc1, #a6a1c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A1ACC1?: #A1ACC1 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1ACC1?: The RGB value is 161, 172, 193: 161 red, 172 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1ACC1?: The complementary color is #C1B6A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1ACC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.