What color is #A1AEA3?

#A1AEA3 is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1AEA3?

The RGB value is 161, 174, 163: 161 red, 174 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1AEA3?

The complementary color is #AEA1AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1AEA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1AEA3 color

#A1AEA3 rgb(161, 174, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1AEA3 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 68.2% green and 63.9% blue (161, 174, 163).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 7% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#A1AEA3 color codes

HEX	`#A1AEA3`
RGB	`rgb(161, 174, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 68.2%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 7%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 7%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.82, -6.67, 4.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.82, 7.82, 148.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.444, 40.493, 40.539)`
Decimal	`10596003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1AEA3, 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 #A1AEA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1AEA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	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 #A1AEA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1aea3; }
.text { color: #a1aea3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1aea3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 174 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1aea3, #a1aeaa); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A1AEA3?: #A1AEA3 is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1AEA3?: The RGB value is 161, 174, 163: 161 red, 174 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1AEA3?: The complementary color is #AEA1AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1AEA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.