What color is #A3A8C0?

#A3A8C0 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3A8C0?

The RGB value is 163, 168, 192: 163 red, 168 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3A8C0?

The complementary color is #C0BBA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3A8C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3A8C0 color

#A3A8C0 rgb(163, 168, 192)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A3A8C0 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 65.9% green and 75.3% blue (163, 168, 192).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 19% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#A3A8C0 color codes

HEX	`#A3A8C0`
RGB	`rgb(163, 168, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 65.9%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 19%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 15%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 13%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.18, 3.17, -12.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.18, 13.25, 283.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.619, 39.597, 55.467)`
Decimal	`10725568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3A8C0, 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 #A3A8C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3A8C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	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 #A3A8C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3a8c0; }
.text { color: #a3a8c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3a8c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 168 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3a8c0, #aca3c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A3A8C0?: #A3A8C0 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3A8C0?: The RGB value is 163, 168, 192: 163 red, 168 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3A8C0?: The complementary color is #C0BBA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3A8C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.