What color is #A3A29D?

#A3A29D is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3A29D?

The RGB value is 163, 162, 157: 163 red, 162 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3A29D?

The complementary color is #9D9EA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3A29D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3A29D color

#A3A29D rgb(163, 162, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3A29D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 63.5% green and 61.6% blue (163, 162, 157).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 3% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#A3A29D color codes

HEX	`#A3A29D`
RGB	`rgb(163, 162, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 63.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 3%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 4%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.57, -0.58, 2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.57, 2.78, 101.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.109, 36.062, 37.055)`
Decimal	`10723997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3A29D, 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 #A3A29D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3A29D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #A3A29D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3a29d; }
.text { color: #a3a29d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3a29d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 162 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3a29d, #a1a39d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A3A29D?: #A3A29D is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3A29D?: The RGB value is 163, 162, 157: 163 red, 162 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3A29D?: The complementary color is #9D9EA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3A29D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.