What color is #A1BABE?

#A1BABE 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 #A1BABE?

The RGB value is 161, 186, 190: 161 red, 186 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1BABE?

The complementary color is #BEA5A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1BABE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1BABE color

#A1BABE rgb(161, 186, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1BABE is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 72.9% green and 74.5% blue (161, 186, 190).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 18% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#A1BABE color codes

HEX	`#A1BABE`
RGB	`rgb(161, 186, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 72.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 18%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 15%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 2%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.81, -7.65, -4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.81, 9.08, 212.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.549, 46.412, 55.474)`
Decimal	`10599102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1BABE, 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 #A1BABE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1BABE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	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 #A1BABE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1babe; }
.text { color: #a1babe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1babe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 186 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1babe, #a1abbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A1BABE?: #A1BABE 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 #A1BABE?: The RGB value is 161, 186, 190: 161 red, 186 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1BABE?: The complementary color is #BEA5A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1BABE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.