What color is #A4AEC1?

#A4AEC1 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4AEC1?

The RGB value is 164, 174, 193: 164 red, 174 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4AEC1?

The complementary color is #C1B7A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4AEC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4AEC1 color

#A4AEC1 rgb(164, 174, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4AEC1 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 68.2% green and 75.7% blue (164, 174, 193).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 19% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#A4AEC1 color codes

HEX	`#A4AEC1`
RGB	`rgb(164, 174, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 68.2%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 19%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 15%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 10%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.88, 0.42, -10.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.88, 10.87, 272.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.069, 42.014, 56.44)`
Decimal	`10792641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4AEC1, 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 #A4AEC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4AEC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	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 #A4AEC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4aec1; }
.text { color: #a4aec1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4aec1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 174 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4aec1, #a9a4c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A4AEC1?: #A4AEC1 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4AEC1?: The RGB value is 164, 174, 193: 164 red, 174 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4AEC1?: The complementary color is #C1B7A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4AEC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.