What color is #A1B6BC?

#A1B6BC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1B6BC?

The RGB value is 161, 182, 188: 161 red, 182 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1B6BC?

The complementary color is #BCA7A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1B6BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1B6BC color

#A1B6BC rgb(161, 182, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1B6BC is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 71.4% green and 73.7% blue (161, 182, 188).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 17% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#A1B6BC color codes

HEX	`#A1B6BC`
RGB	`rgb(161, 182, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 71.4%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 17%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 14%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 3%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.67, -5.94, -5.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.67, 8.09, 222.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.501, 44.663, 54.054)`
Decimal	`10598076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1B6BC, 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 #A1B6BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1B6BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	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 #A1B6BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1b6bc; }
.text { color: #a1b6bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1b6bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 182 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1b6bc, #a1a9bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A1B6BC?: #A1B6BC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1B6BC?: The RGB value is 161, 182, 188: 161 red, 182 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1B6BC?: The complementary color is #BCA7A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1B6BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.