What color is #A3A6A0?

#A3A6A0 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3A6A0?

The RGB value is 163, 166, 160: 163 red, 166 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3A6A0?

The complementary color is #A3A0A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3A6A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3A6A0 color

#A3A6A0 rgb(163, 166, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3A6A0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 65.1% green and 62.7% blue (163, 166, 160).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 3% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#A3A6A0 color codes

HEX	`#A3A6A0`
RGB	`rgb(163, 166, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 65.1%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 3%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 4%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.72, -2.2, 2.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.72, 3.51, 128.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.085, 37.597, 38.659)`
Decimal	`10725024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3A6A0, 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 #A3A6A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3A6A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #A3A6A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3a6a0; }
.text { color: #a3a6a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3a6a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 166 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3a6a0, #a0a6a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A3A6A0?: #A3A6A0 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3A6A0?: The RGB value is 163, 166, 160: 163 red, 166 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3A6A0?: The complementary color is #A3A0A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3A6A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.