What color is #A1BDAB?

#A1BDAB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1BDAB?

The RGB value is 161, 189, 171: 161 red, 189 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1BDAB?

The complementary color is #BDA1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1BDAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1BDAB color

#A1BDAB rgb(161, 189, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #A1BDAB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 74.1% green and 67.1% blue (161, 189, 171).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 18% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.38:1).

#A1BDAB color codes

HEX	`#A1BDAB`
RGB	`rgb(161, 189, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 74.1%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 18%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 15%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 10%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.13, -13.05, 5.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.13, 14.33, 155.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.244, 46.912, 45.455)`
Decimal	`10599851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1BDAB, 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 #A1BDAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1BDAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	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 #A1BDAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1bdab; }
.text { color: #a1bdab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1bdab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 189 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1bdab, #a1bdb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A1BDAB?: #A1BDAB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1BDAB?: The RGB value is 161, 189, 171: 161 red, 189 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1BDAB?: The complementary color is #BDA1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1BDAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.