What color is #A3A1AC?

#A3A1AC is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3A1AC?

The RGB value is 163, 161, 172: 163 red, 161 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3A1AC?

The complementary color is #AAACA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3A1AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3A1AC color

#A3A1AC rgb(163, 161, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3A1AC is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 63.1% green and 67.5% blue (163, 161, 172).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 6% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#A3A1AC color codes

HEX	`#A3A1AC`
RGB	`rgb(163, 161, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 63.1%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 6%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 6%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 6%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.71, 2.86, -5.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.71, 6.14, 297.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.294, 36.255, 44.16)`
Decimal	`10723756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3A1AC, 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 #A3A1AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3A1AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	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 #A3A1AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3a1ac; }
.text { color: #a3a1ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3a1ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 161 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3a1ac, #a9a1ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A3A1AC?: #A3A1AC is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3A1AC?: The RGB value is 163, 161, 172: 163 red, 161 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3A1AC?: The complementary color is #AAACA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3A1AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.