What color is #A1B8AE?

#A1B8AE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1B8AE?

The RGB value is 161, 184, 174: 161 red, 184 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1B8AE?

The complementary color is #B8A1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1B8AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1B8AE color

#A1B8AE rgb(161, 184, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1B8AE is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 72.2% green and 68.2% blue (161, 184, 174).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 14% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

#A1B8AE color codes

HEX	`#A1B8AE`
RGB	`rgb(161, 184, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 72.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 14%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 13%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 5%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.83, -9.86, 2.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.83, 10.15, 166.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.477, 44.913, 46.625)`
Decimal	`10598574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1B8AE, 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 #A1B8AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1B8AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	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 #A1B8AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1b8ae; }
.text { color: #a1b8ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1b8ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 184 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1b8ae, #a1b7b8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A1B8AE?: #A1B8AE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1B8AE?: The RGB value is 161, 184, 174: 161 red, 184 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1B8AE?: The complementary color is #B8A1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1B8AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.