Information about #A1B4B1 color

#A1B4B1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A1B4B1 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(161, 180, 177) (63.1% red, 70.6% green, 69.4% blue), or CMYK 7 / 0 / 1 / 29 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A1B4B1 presents itself as a calm, restrained cyan — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Conch (#A0B1AE). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gull Grey (#A4ADB0) and Ashanti (#A6BBB3).

In RGB terms — rgb(161, 180, 177) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A1B4B1: 9.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A1B4B1 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A1B4B1 color variations

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

#A1B4B1 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A1B4B1

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

Conch color link
Conch

#A0B1AE

Gull Grey color link
Gull Grey

#A4ADB0

Ashanti color link
Ashanti

#A6BBB3

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Titans Grey color link
Titans Grey

#A5ACAF

Sorrento color link
Sorrento

#9AB0AC

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Forecast color link
Forecast

#A2AAB1

Dusty Ash color link
Dusty Ash

#A4AEA8

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A1B4B1
  • RGB161, 180, 177
  • CMYK7, 0, 1, 29
  • CSSrgb(161, 180, 177)
  • HSL171°, 11%, 67%
  • HSL Precise170.526°, 11.243%, 66.863%
  • HSV171°, 11%, 71%
  • HSB171°, 11%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • GLSLvec3(0.631, 0.706, 0.694)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.631, 0.706, 0.694, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.631, 0.706, 0.694)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB69.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA1B4B1
  • DECIMAL ID10597553
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01