What color is #A3A8A0?

#A3A8A0 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3A8A0?

The RGB value is 163, 168, 160: 163 red, 168 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3A8A0?

The complementary color is #A5A0A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3A8A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3A8A0 color

#A3A8A0 rgb(163, 168, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3A8A0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 65.9% green and 62.7% blue (163, 168, 160).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 4% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#A3A8A0 color codes

HEX	`#A3A8A0`
RGB	`rgb(163, 168, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 65.9%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 4%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 5%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 5%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.26, -3.29, 3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.26, 4.81, 133.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.451, 38.33, 38.782)`
Decimal	`10725536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3A8A0, 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 #A3A8A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3A8A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	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 #A3A8A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3a8a0; }
.text { color: #a3a8a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3a8a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 168 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3a8a0, #a0a8a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A3A8A0?: #A3A8A0 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3A8A0?: The RGB value is 163, 168, 160: 163 red, 168 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3A8A0?: The complementary color is #A5A0A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3A8A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.