What color is #A1BDBB?

#A1BDBB is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1BDBB?

The RGB value is 161, 189, 187: 161 red, 189 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1BDBB?

The complementary color is #BDA1A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1BDBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1BDBB color

#A1BDBB rgb(161, 189, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1BDBB is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 74.1% green and 73.3% blue (161, 189, 187).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 18% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#A1BDBB color codes

HEX	`#A1BDBB`
RGB	`rgb(161, 189, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 74.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 18%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 15%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.55, -9.86, -2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.55, 10.1, 192.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.863, 47.559, 53.978)`
Decimal	`10599867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1BDBB, 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 #A1BDBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1BDBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	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 #A1BDBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1bdbb; }
.text { color: #a1bdbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1bdbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 189 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1bdbb, #a1b1bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A1BDBB?: #A1BDBB is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1BDBB?: The RGB value is 161, 189, 187: 161 red, 189 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1BDBB?: The complementary color is #BDA1A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1BDBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.