What color is #A1BFAD?

#A1BFAD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1BFAD?

The RGB value is 161, 191, 173: 161 red, 191 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1BFAD?

The complementary color is #BFA1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1BFAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1BFAD color

#A1BFAD rgb(161, 191, 173)

Shades of green

The hex color #A1BFAD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 74.9% green and 67.8% blue (161, 191, 173).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 19% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.57:1).

#A1BFAD color codes

HEX	`#A1BFAD`
RGB	`rgb(161, 191, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 74.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 19%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 16%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.73, -13.7, 5.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.73, 14.84, 157.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.87, 47.855, 46.611)`
Decimal	`10600365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1BFAD, 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 #A1BFAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1BFAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.57:1	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 #A1BFAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1bfad; }
.text { color: #a1bfad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1bfad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 191 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1bfad, #a1bfbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A1BFAD?: #A1BFAD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1BFAD?: The RGB value is 161, 191, 173: 161 red, 191 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1BFAD?: The complementary color is #BFA1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1BFAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.