What color is #A6A1B1?

#A6A1B1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6A1B1?

The RGB value is 166, 161, 177: 166 red, 161 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6A1B1?

The complementary color is #ACB1A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6A1B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6A1B1 color

#A6A1B1 rgb(166, 161, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6A1B1 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 63.1% green and 69.4% blue (166, 161, 177).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 9% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#A6A1B1 color codes

HEX	`#A6A1B1`
RGB	`rgb(166, 161, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 63.1%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 9%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 9%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.1, 4.9, -7.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.1, 9.06, 302.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.405, 36.771, 46.766)`
Decimal	`10920369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6A1B1, 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 #A6A1B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6A1B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	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 #A6A1B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6a1b1; }
.text { color: #a6a1b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6a1b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 161 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6a1b1, #aea1b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A6A1B1?: #A6A1B1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6A1B1?: The RGB value is 166, 161, 177: 166 red, 161 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6A1B1?: The complementary color is #ACB1A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6A1B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.