What color is #A3A59B?

#A3A59B is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3A59B?

The RGB value is 163, 165, 155: 163 red, 165 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3A59B?

The complementary color is #9D9BA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3A59B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3A59B color

#A3A59B rgb(163, 165, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3A59B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 64.7% green and 60.8% blue (163, 165, 155).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 5% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Windless Morning (#ABA9A0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#A3A59B color codes

HEX	`#A3A59B`
RGB	`rgb(163, 165, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 64.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 5%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 6%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.32, -2.58, 4.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.32, 5.56, 117.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.475, 37.063, 36.342)`
Decimal	`10724763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3A59B, 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 #A3A59B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3A59B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	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 #A3A59B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3a59b; }
.text { color: #a3a59b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3a59b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 165 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3a59b, #9ea59b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A3A59B?: #A3A59B is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3A59B?: The RGB value is 163, 165, 155: 163 red, 165 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3A59B?: The complementary color is #9D9BA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3A59B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.