What color is #A1BDC1?

#A1BDC1 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 #A1BDC1?

The RGB value is 161, 189, 193: 161 red, 189 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1BDC1?

The complementary color is #C1A5A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1BDC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1BDC1 color

#A1BDC1 rgb(161, 189, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1BDC1 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 74.1% green and 75.7% blue (161, 189, 193).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 21% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Whisper (#A1BDBF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#A1BDC1 color codes

HEX	`#A1BDC1`
RGB	`rgb(161, 189, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 74.1%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 21%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 17%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 2%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.71, -8.6, -5.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.71, 10.05, 211.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.519, 47.821, 57.432)`
Decimal	`10599873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1BDC1, 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 #A1BDC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1BDC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	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 #A1BDC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1bdc1; }
.text { color: #a1bdc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1bdc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 189 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1bdc1, #a1adc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A1BDC1?: #A1BDC1 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 #A1BDC1?: The RGB value is 161, 189, 193: 161 red, 189 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1BDC1?: The complementary color is #C1A5A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1BDC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.