What color is #A1AFAD?

#A1AFAD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1AFAD?

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

What is the complementary color of #A1AFAD?

The complementary color is #AFA1A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1AFAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1AFAD color

#A1AFAD rgb(161, 175, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1AFAD is a light, grayish spring green.

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

Its hue angle is 171°, with 8% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#A1AFAD color codes

HEX	`#A1AFAD`
RGB	`rgb(161, 175, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 68.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 8%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 8%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.35, -5.27, -0.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.35, 5.31, 187.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.569, 41.254, 45.51)`
Decimal	`10596269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1AFAD, 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 #A1AFAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1AFAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	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 #A1AFAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1afad; }
.text { color: #a1afad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1afad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 175 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1afad, #a1aaaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A1AFAD?: #A1AFAD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1AFAD?: The RGB value is 161, 175, 173: 161 red, 175 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1AFAD?: The complementary color is #AFA1A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1AFAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.