What color is #A3A1B2?

#A3A1B2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3A1B2?

The RGB value is 163, 161, 178: 163 red, 161 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3A1B2?

The complementary color is #B0B2A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3A1B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3A1B2 color

#A3A1B2 rgb(163, 161, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3A1B2 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 63.1% green and 69.8% blue (163, 161, 178).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 10% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#A3A1B2 color codes

HEX	`#A3A1B2`
RGB	`rgb(163, 161, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 63.1%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 10%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 10%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 10%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.89, 4.08, -8.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.89, 9.44, 295.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.883, 36.49, 47.264)`
Decimal	`10723762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3A1B2, 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 #A3A1B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3A1B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	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 #A3A1B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3a1b2; }
.text { color: #a3a1b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3a1b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 161 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3a1b2, #aba1b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A3A1B2?: #A3A1B2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3A1B2?: The RGB value is 163, 161, 178: 163 red, 161 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3A1B2?: The complementary color is #B0B2A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3A1B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.