What color is #A1B8C0?

#A1B8C0 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1B8C0?

The RGB value is 161, 184, 192: 161 red, 184 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1B8C0?

The complementary color is #C0A9A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1B8C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1B8C0 color

#A1B8C0 rgb(161, 184, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1B8C0 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 72.2% green and 75.3% blue (161, 184, 192).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 20% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#A1B8C0 color codes

HEX	`#A1B8C0`
RGB	`rgb(161, 184, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 72.2%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 20%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 16%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 4%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.33, -6.16, -6.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.33, 9.1, 227.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.35, 45.663, 56.494)`
Decimal	`10598592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1B8C0, 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 #A1B8C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1B8C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	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 #A1B8C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1b8c0; }
.text { color: #a1b8c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1b8c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 184 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1b8c0, #a1a9c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A1B8C0?: #A1B8C0 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1B8C0?: The RGB value is 161, 184, 192: 161 red, 184 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1B8C0?: The complementary color is #C0A9A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1B8C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.