What color is #A1BEC6?

#A1BEC6 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1BEC6?

The RGB value is 161, 190, 198: 161 red, 190 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1BEC6?

The complementary color is #C6A9A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1BEC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1BEC6 color

#A1BEC6 rgb(161, 190, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1BEC6 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 74.5% green and 77.6% blue (161, 190, 198).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 25% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.7:1).

#A1BEC6 color codes

HEX	`#A1BEC6`
RGB	`rgb(161, 190, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 74.5%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 25%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 19%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 4%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.13, -8.05, -7.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.13, 10.87, 222.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.302, 48.48, 60.491)`
Decimal	`10600134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1BEC6, 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 #A1BEC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1BEC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.7:1	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 #A1BEC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1bec6; }
.text { color: #a1bec6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1bec6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 190 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1bec6, #a1acc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #A1BEC6?: #A1BEC6 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1BEC6?: The RGB value is 161, 190, 198: 161 red, 190 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1BEC6?: The complementary color is #C6A9A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1BEC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.