What color is #A1BEB4?

#A1BEB4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1BEB4?

The RGB value is 161, 190, 180: 161 red, 190 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1BEB4?

The complementary color is #BEA1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1BEB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1BEB4 color

#A1BEB4 rgb(161, 190, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1BEB4 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 74.5% green and 70.6% blue (161, 190, 180).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 18% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#A1BEB4 color codes

HEX	`#A1BEB4`
RGB	`rgb(161, 190, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 74.5%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 18%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 15%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 5%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.63, -11.81, 1.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.63, 11.94, 171.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.348, 47.698, 50.199)`
Decimal	`10600116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1BEB4, 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 #A1BEB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1BEB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	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 #A1BEB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1beb4; }
.text { color: #a1beb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1beb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 190 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1beb4, #a1b9be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A1BEB4?: #A1BEB4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1BEB4?: The RGB value is 161, 190, 180: 161 red, 190 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1BEB4?: The complementary color is #BEA1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1BEB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.