What color is #A3A4BA?

#A3A4BA 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 #A3A4BA?

The RGB value is 163, 164, 186: 163 red, 164 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3A4BA?

The complementary color is #BAB9A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3A4BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3A4BA color

#A3A4BA rgb(163, 164, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3A4BA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 64.3% green and 72.9% blue (163, 164, 186).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 14% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#A3A4BA color codes

HEX	`#A3A4BA`
RGB	`rgb(163, 164, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 64.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 14%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 12%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 12%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.93, 4.09, -11.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.93, 12.12, 289.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.241, 37.882, 51.795)`
Decimal	`10724538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3A4BA, 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 #A3A4BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3A4BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	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 #A3A4BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3a4ba; }
.text { color: #a3a4ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3a4ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 164 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3a4ba, #ada3ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A3A4BA?: #A3A4BA 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 #A3A4BA?: The RGB value is 163, 164, 186: 163 red, 164 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3A4BA?: The complementary color is #BAB9A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3A4BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.