Information about #A1B3BA color

#A1B3BA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A1B3BA falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(161, 179, 186) — 63.1% red, 70.2% green, 72.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 10 / 3 / 0 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A1B3BA is a softly toned steel-blue azure that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Eskimo (#A2B4BA). Slightly further away sit Casper (#AAB5B8) and Coastal Blue (#AAB7BB).

In RGB terms — rgb(161, 179, 186) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A1B3BA: 9.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A1B3BA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A1B3BA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A1B3BA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A1B3BA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A1B3BA color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A1B3BA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#A1BAB4
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#A6BAA1
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Nearest named colors to #A1B3BA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Ashanti color link
Ashanti

#A6BBB3

Gull Grey color link
Gull Grey

#A4ADB0

Williamsburg Blue color link
Williamsburg Blue

#9DA8BD

Conch color link
Conch

#A0B1AE

Forecast color link
Forecast

#A2AAB1

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Mischka color link
Mischka

#A5A9B2

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

#A1B3BA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A1B3BA
  • RGB161, 179, 186
  • CMYK10, 3, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(161, 179, 186)
  • HSL197°, 15%, 68%
  • HSL Precise196.8°, 15.337%, 68.039%
  • HSV197°, 13%, 73%
  • HSB197°, 13%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.631, 0.702, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.631, 0.702, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.631, 0.702, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA1B3BA
  • DECIMAL ID10597306
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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