What color is #A1ADAF?

#A1ADAF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1ADAF?

The RGB value is 161, 173, 175: 161 red, 173 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1ADAF?

The complementary color is #AFA3A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1ADAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1ADAF color

#A1ADAF rgb(161, 173, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1ADAF is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 67.8% green and 68.6% blue (161, 173, 175).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 8% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#A1ADAF color codes

HEX	`#A1ADAF`
RGB	`rgb(161, 173, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 67.8%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 8%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 8%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 1%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.87, -3.79, -2.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.87, 4.52, 213.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.378, 40.559, 46.409)`
Decimal	`10595759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1ADAF, 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 #A1ADAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1ADAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	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 #A1ADAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1adaf; }
.text { color: #a1adaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1adaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 173 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1adaf, #a1a6af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A1ADAF?: #A1ADAF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1ADAF?: The RGB value is 161, 173, 175: 161 red, 173 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1ADAF?: The complementary color is #AFA3A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1ADAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.