What color is #A3A9BA?

#A3A9BA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3A9BA?

The RGB value is 163, 169, 186: 163 red, 169 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3A9BA?

The complementary color is #BAB4A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3A9BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3A9BA color

#A3A9BA rgb(163, 169, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3A9BA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 66.3% green and 72.9% blue (163, 169, 186).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 14% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

#A3A9BA color codes

HEX	`#A3A9BA`
RGB	`rgb(163, 169, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 66.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 14%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 12%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 9%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.26, 1.33, -9.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.26, 9.52, 278.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.153, 39.707, 52.099)`
Decimal	`10725818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3A9BA, 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 #A3A9BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3A9BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	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 #A3A9BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3a9ba; }
.text { color: #a3a9ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3a9ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 169 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3a9ba, #a8a3ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A3A9BA?: #A3A9BA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3A9BA?: The RGB value is 163, 169, 186: 163 red, 169 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3A9BA?: The complementary color is #BAB4A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3A9BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.