What color is #A1B5B0?

#A1B5B0 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 #A1B5B0?

The RGB value is 161, 181, 176: 161 red, 181 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1B5B0?

The complementary color is #B5A1A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1B5B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1B5B0 color

#A1B5B0 rgb(161, 181, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1B5B0 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 71% green and 69% blue (161, 181, 176).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 12% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#A1B5B0 color codes

HEX	`#A1B5B0`
RGB	`rgb(161, 181, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 71%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 12%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 11%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 3%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.07, -7.87, 0.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.07, 7.88, 178.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.056, 43.759, 47.454)`
Decimal	`10597808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1B5B0, 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 #A1B5B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1B5B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #A1B5B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1b5b0; }
.text { color: #a1b5b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1b5b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 181 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1b5b0, #a1b0b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A1B5B0?: #A1B5B0 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 #A1B5B0?: The RGB value is 161, 181, 176: 161 red, 181 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1B5B0?: The complementary color is #B5A1A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1B5B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.