What color is #A3999C?

#A3999C is a gray known as Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Walkway?

The RGB value is 163, 153, 156: 163 red, 153 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Walkway?

The complementary color is #99A3A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3999C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Walkway color: hex code #A3999C

#A3999C rgb(163, 153, 156)

Shades of gray

Walkway has the hex code #A3999C. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 60% green and 61.2% blue (163, 153, 156).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 5% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 4% yellow and 36% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

Walkway (#A3999C) color codes

HEX	`#A3999C`
RGB	`rgb(163, 153, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 60%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 5%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 6%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 4%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.14, 4.21, -0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.14, 4.21, 356.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.495, 32.97, 36.098)`
Decimal	`10721692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Walkway, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A3999C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3999C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A3999C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3999c; }
.text { color: #a3999c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3999c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 153 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3999c, #a39b99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

See #A3999C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A3999C?: #A3999C is a gray known as Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Walkway?: The RGB value is 163, 153, 156: 163 red, 153 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Walkway?: The complementary color is #99A3A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3999C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.