What color is #A1AFA0?

#A1AFA0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1AFA0?

The RGB value is 161, 175, 160: 161 red, 175 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1AFA0?

The complementary color is #AEA0AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1AFA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1AFA0 color

#A1AFA0 rgb(161, 175, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1AFA0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 68.6% green and 62.7% blue (161, 175, 160).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 9% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#A1AFA0 color codes

HEX	`#A1AFA0`
RGB	`rgb(161, 175, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 68.6%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 9%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 9%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 9%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.02, -7.76, 6.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.02, 9.82, 142.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.372, 40.775, 39.205)`
Decimal	`10596256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1AFA0, 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 #A1AFA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1AFA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	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 #A1AFA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1afa0; }
.text { color: #a1afa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1afa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 175 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1afa0, #a0afa7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A1AFA0?: #A1AFA0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1AFA0?: The RGB value is 161, 175, 160: 161 red, 175 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1AFA0?: The complementary color is #AEA0AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1AFA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.