What color is #A3A296?

#A3A296 is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3A296?

The RGB value is 163, 162, 150: 163 red, 162 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3A296?

The complementary color is #9697A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3A296?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3A296 color

#A3A296 rgb(163, 162, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3A296 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 63.5% green and 58.8% blue (163, 162, 150).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 7% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Windless Morning (#ABA9A0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#A3A296 color codes

HEX	`#A3A296`
RGB	`rgb(163, 162, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 63.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 7%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 8%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 8%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.39, -1.84, 6.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.39, 6.63, 106.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.529, 35.829, 33.998)`
Decimal	`10723990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3A296, 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 #A3A296	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3A296 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #A3A296 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3a296; }
.text { color: #a3a296; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3a296; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 162 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3a296, #9ea396); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A3A296?: #A3A296 is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3A296?: The RGB value is 163, 162, 150: 163 red, 162 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3A296?: The complementary color is #9697A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3A296?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.