Hit Grey Color
Hit Grey is a blue color with hex code #A1ADB5. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with hit grey, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Hit Grey Color Values
What Does Hit Grey Mean?
Hit Grey belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Hit Grey sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Hit Grey is classified as a blue (nearest centroid: pale blue, #91A3B0).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Hit Grey
Hit Grey and #B5A9A1 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #A1B5B3 and #A1A3B5, which sit beside hit grey on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair hit grey with triadic partners #B5A1AD and #ADB5A1. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Grey Chateau —
#A2AAB3(Delta E 2) - Gull Grey —
#9DACB7(Delta E 2) - Aluminium —
#A9ACB6(Delta E 4) - Bombay —
#AFB1B8(Delta E 4) - Spun Pearl —
#AAABB7(Delta E 5)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #A1ADB5; }
.background { background-color: #A1ADB5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #A1ADB5; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #A1ADB540; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for hit grey?
Hit Grey has the hex code #A1ADB5. In RGB notation it is rgb(161, 173, 181), in HSL it is hsl(204, 12%, 67%), and its OKLCH value is 0.741, 0.018, 236.8.
What does the color hit grey mean?
Blue-family colors like hit grey carry distinct psychological associations. Hit Grey belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Hit Grey sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with hit grey?
Hit Grey has three easy routes: its complement #B5A9A1 for punch, its neighbors #A1B5B3 and #A1A3B5 for something calmer, or triadic partners #B5A1AD and #ADB5A1 when you want energy.
Is hit grey a standard web color?
No — Hit Grey is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #A1ADB5 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make hit grey lighter or darker?
To lighten hit grey, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F1F3F4 (lightest tint) to #191D1F (darkest shade).
About Hit Grey
Hit Grey is classified as a Blue in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Blue hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #A1ADB5 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.