What color is #A1B9B9?

#A1B9B9 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1B9B9?

The RGB value is 161, 185, 185: 161 red, 185 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1B9B9?

The complementary color is #B9A1A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1B9B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1B9B9 color

#A1B9B9 rgb(161, 185, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1B9B9 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 72.5% green and 72.5% blue (161, 185, 185).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 15% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Whisper (#A1BDBF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#A1B9B9 color codes

HEX	`#A1B9B9`
RGB	`rgb(161, 185, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 72.5%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 15%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 13%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.4, -8.17, -2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.4, 8.62, 198.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.802, 45.777, 52.576)`
Decimal	`10598841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1B9B9, 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 #A1B9B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1B9B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	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 #A1B9B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1b9b9; }
.text { color: #a1b9b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1b9b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 185 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1b9b9, #a1adb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A1B9B9?: #A1B9B9 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1B9B9?: The RGB value is 161, 185, 185: 161 red, 185 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1B9B9?: The complementary color is #B9A1A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1B9B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.