What color is #A3ABBD?

#A3ABBD 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 #A3ABBD?

The RGB value is 163, 171, 189: 163 red, 171 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3ABBD?

The complementary color is #BDB5A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3ABBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3ABBD color

#A3ABBD rgb(163, 171, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3ABBD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 67.1% green and 74.1% blue (163, 171, 189).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 16% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#A3ABBD color codes

HEX	`#A3ABBD`
RGB	`rgb(163, 171, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 67.1%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 16%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 14%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 10%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.88, 0.88, -10.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.88, 10.19, 274.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.85, 40.586, 53.921)`
Decimal	`10726333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3ABBD, 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 #A3ABBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3ABBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	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 #A3ABBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3abbd; }
.text { color: #a3abbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3abbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 171 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3abbd, #a8a3bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A3ABBD?: #A3ABBD 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 #A3ABBD?: The RGB value is 163, 171, 189: 163 red, 171 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3ABBD?: The complementary color is #BDB5A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3ABBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.