What color is #A3A8AF?

#A3A8AF is a gray, closest to the named color Statuary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3A8AF?

The RGB value is 163, 168, 175: 163 red, 168 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3A8AF?

The complementary color is #AFAAA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3A8AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3A8AF color

#A3A8AF rgb(163, 168, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3A8AF is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 65.9% green and 68.6% blue (163, 168, 175).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 7% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Statuary (#9EA4A5), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#A3A8AF color codes

HEX	`#A3A8AF`
RGB	`rgb(163, 168, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 65.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 7%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 7%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.67, -0.39, -4.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.67, 4.23, 264.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.843, 38.887, 46.114)`
Decimal	`10725551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3A8AF, 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 #A3A8AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3A8AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	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 #A3A8AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3a8af; }
.text { color: #a3a8af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3a8af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 168 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3a8af, #a4a3af); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A3A8AF?: #A3A8AF is a gray, closest to the named color Statuary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3A8AF?: The RGB value is 163, 168, 175: 163 red, 168 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3A8AF?: The complementary color is #AFAAA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3A8AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.