What color is #A1BAAB?

#A1BAAB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1BAAB?

The RGB value is 161, 186, 171: 161 red, 186 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1BAAB?

The complementary color is #BAA1B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1BAAB?

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.

#A1BAAB color

#A1BAAB rgb(161, 186, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1BAAB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 72.9% green and 67.1% blue (161, 186, 171).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 15% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A1BAAB color codes

HEX	`#A1BAAB`
RGB	`rgb(161, 186, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 72.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 15%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 13%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 8%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.31, -11.49, 4.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.31, 12.43, 157.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.606, 45.634, 45.242)`
Decimal	`10599083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1BAAB, 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 #A1BAAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1BAAB 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 #A1BAAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1baab; }
.text { color: #a1baab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1baab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 186 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1baab, #a1bab8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A1BAAB?: #A1BAAB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1BAAB?: The RGB value is 161, 186, 171: 161 red, 186 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1BAAB?: The complementary color is #BAA1B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1BAAB?: 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.