What color is #A3A1BB?

#A3A1BB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3A1BB?

The RGB value is 163, 161, 187: 163 red, 161 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3A1BB?

The complementary color is #B9BBA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3A1BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3A1BB color

#A3A1BB rgb(163, 161, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A3A1BB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 63.1% green and 73.3% blue (163, 161, 187).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 16% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#A3A1BB color codes

HEX	`#A3A1BB`
RGB	`rgb(163, 161, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 63.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 16%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 14%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 14%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.17, 5.97, -13.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.17, 14.4, 294.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.817, 36.864, 52.18)`
Decimal	`10723771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3A1BB, 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 #A3A1BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3A1BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #A3A1BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3a1bb; }
.text { color: #a3a1bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3a1bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 161 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3a1bb, #b0a1bb); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #A3A1BB?: #A3A1BB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3A1BB?: The RGB value is 163, 161, 187: 163 red, 161 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3A1BB?: The complementary color is #B9BBA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3A1BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.