What color is #A1BFB3?

#A1BFB3 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 #A1BFB3?

The RGB value is 161, 191, 179: 161 red, 191 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1BFB3?

The complementary color is #BFA1AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1BFB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1BFB3 color

#A1BFB3 rgb(161, 191, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1BFB3 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 74.9% green and 70.2% blue (161, 191, 179).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 19% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#A1BFB3 color codes

HEX	`#A1BFB3`
RGB	`rgb(161, 191, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 74.9%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 19%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 16%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 6%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.88, -12.53, 2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.88, 12.81, 167.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.463, 48.092, 49.737)`
Decimal	`10600371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1BFB3, 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 #A1BFB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1BFB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	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 #A1BFB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1bfb3; }
.text { color: #a1bfb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1bfb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 191 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1bfb3, #a1bcbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A1BFB3?: #A1BFB3 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 #A1BFB3?: The RGB value is 161, 191, 179: 161 red, 191 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1BFB3?: The complementary color is #BFA1AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1BFB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.