What color is #A3A69E?

#A3A69E is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3A69E?

The RGB value is 163, 166, 158: 163 red, 166 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3A69E?

The complementary color is #A19EA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3A69E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3A69E color

#A3A69E rgb(163, 166, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3A69E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 65.1% green and 62% blue (163, 166, 158).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 4% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Windless Morning (#ABA9A0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#A3A69E color codes

HEX	`#A3A69E`
RGB	`rgb(163, 166, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 65.1%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 4%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 5%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.67, -2.57, 3.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.67, 4.56, 124.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.911, 37.528, 37.745)`
Decimal	`10725022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3A69E, 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 #A3A69E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3A69E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	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 #A3A69E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3a69e; }
.text { color: #a3a69e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3a69e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 166 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3a69e, #9fa69e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A3A69E?: #A3A69E is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3A69E?: The RGB value is 163, 166, 158: 163 red, 166 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3A69E?: The complementary color is #A19EA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3A69E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.