Medium Grey (A1A6AF) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Medium Grey"

Neutral · Timeless

🧠 Psychology

Neutral and timeless color. Evokes elegance, sobriety and minimalism.

✨ Uses

UI design, backgrounds, typography, professional interfaces.

Tip

Medium Grey pairs ideally with #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #A1A6AF

RGB rgb(161, 166, 175)

HSL hsl(219°, 8%, 66%)

CMYK C:8% M:5% Y:0% K:31%

Luminance 0.387

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.45:1

Aa — #A1A6AF

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.59:1

Aa — #A1A6AF

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A1A6AF #AFAAA1

Analogous

#A1ADAF #A1A6AF #A3A1AF

Triadic

#A1A6AF #AFA1A6 #A6AFA1

Split-comp.

#A1A6AF #AFA3A1 #ADAFA1

Tetradic

#A1A6AF #AFA1AD #AFAAA1 #A1AFA3

Monochromatic

#424242 #757575 #A8A8A8 #C2C2C2 #E8E8E8

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