What color is #A3ABAA?

#A3ABAA is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3ABAA?

The RGB value is 163, 171, 170: 163 red, 171 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3ABAA?

The complementary color is #ABA3A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3ABAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3ABAA color

#A3ABAA rgb(163, 171, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3ABAA is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 67.1% green and 66.7% blue (163, 171, 170).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 5% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#A3ABAA color codes

HEX	`#A3ABAA`
RGB	`rgb(163, 171, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 67.1%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 5%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 5%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.34, -3.01, -0.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.34, 3.04, 188.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.921, 39.814, 43.762)`
Decimal	`10726314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3ABAA, 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 #A3ABAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3ABAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	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 #A3ABAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3abaa; }
.text { color: #a3abaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3abaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 171 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3abaa, #a3a8ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A3ABAA?: #A3ABAA is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3ABAA?: The RGB value is 163, 171, 170: 163 red, 171 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3ABAA?: The complementary color is #ABA3A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3ABAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.