What color is #A1BFAF?

#A1BFAF 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 #A1BFAF?

The RGB value is 161, 191, 175: 161 red, 191 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1BFAF?

The complementary color is #BFA1B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1BFAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1BFAF color

#A1BFAF rgb(161, 191, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #A1BFAF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 74.9% green and 68.6% blue (161, 191, 175).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 19% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#A1BFAF color codes

HEX	`#A1BFAF`
RGB	`rgb(161, 191, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 74.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 19%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 16%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 8%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.78, -13.31, 4.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.78, 14.12, 160.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.065, 47.933, 47.638)`
Decimal	`10600367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1BFAF, 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 #A1BFAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1BFAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	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 #A1BFAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1bfaf; }
.text { color: #a1bfaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1bfaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 191 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1bfaf, #a1bfbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A1BFAF?: #A1BFAF 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 #A1BFAF?: The RGB value is 161, 191, 175: 161 red, 191 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1BFAF?: The complementary color is #BFA1B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1BFAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.