Information about #A1BCBE color

#A1BCBE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A1BCBE belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(161, 188, 190) — 63.1% red, 73.7% green, 74.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 1 / 0 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A1BCBE reads as a gently muted aqua cyan and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Chi (#9FBFC2). Nearby in the Register you will also find Eskimo (#A2B4BA) and Opal (#A8C3BC).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(161, 188, 190)), which gives #A1BCBE its character. If you plan to put text on a #A1BCBE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A1BCBE is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A1BCBE color variations

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

#A1BCBE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A1BCBE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#395153

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Black

#000000

#A1BCBE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A1BCBE 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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#A1BCBE 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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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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#BCBEA2
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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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#AEBEA2
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Nearest named colors to #A1BCBE

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

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Shadow Green color link
Shadow Green

#9AC0B6

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Ashanti color link
Ashanti

#A6BBB3

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

#A1BCBE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A1BCBE
  • RGB161, 188, 190
  • CMYK11, 1, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(161, 188, 190)
  • HSL184°, 18%, 69%
  • HSL Precise184.138°, 18.239%, 68.824%
  • HSV184°, 15%, 75%
  • HSB184°, 15%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • GLSLvec3(0.631, 0.737, 0.745)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.631, 0.737, 0.745, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.631, 0.737, 0.745)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA1BCBE
  • DECIMAL ID10599614
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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