What color is #A3AB8B?

#A3AB8B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3AB8B?

The RGB value is 163, 171, 139: 163 red, 171 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3AB8B?

The complementary color is #938BAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3AB8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3AB8B color

#A3AB8B rgb(163, 171, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #A3AB8B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 67.1% green and 54.5% blue (163, 171, 139).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 16% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Edamame (#9CA389), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#A3AB8B color codes

HEX	`#A3AB8B`
RGB	`rgb(163, 171, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 67.1%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 16%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 19%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.59, -8.54, 15.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.59, 17.75, 118.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.327, 38.777, 30.097)`
Decimal	`10726283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3AB8B, 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 #A3AB8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3AB8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	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 #A3AB8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3ab8b; }
.text { color: #a3ab8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3ab8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 171 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3ab8b, #93ab8b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A3AB8B?: #A3AB8B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3AB8B?: The RGB value is 163, 171, 139: 163 red, 171 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3AB8B?: The complementary color is #938BAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3AB8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.