What color is #A3ABBB?

#A3ABBB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3ABBB?

The RGB value is 163, 171, 187: 163 red, 171 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3ABBB?

The complementary color is #BBB3A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3ABBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3ABBB color

#A3ABBB rgb(163, 171, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3ABBB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 67.1% green and 73.3% blue (163, 171, 187).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 15% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#A3ABBB color codes

HEX	`#A3ABBB`
RGB	`rgb(163, 171, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 67.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 15%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 13%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.82, 0.45, -9.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.82, 9.15, 272.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.635, 40.5, 52.786)`
Decimal	`10726331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3ABBB, 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 #A3ABBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3ABBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	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 #A3ABBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3abbb; }
.text { color: #a3abbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3abbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 171 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3abbb, #a7a3bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A3ABBB?: #A3ABBB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3ABBB?: The RGB value is 163, 171, 187: 163 red, 171 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3ABBB?: The complementary color is #BBB3A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3ABBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.