What color is #A3AC97?

#A3AC97 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3AC97?

The RGB value is 163, 172, 151: 163 red, 172 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3AC97?

The complementary color is #A097AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3AC97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3AC97 color

#A3AC97 rgb(163, 172, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3AC97 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 67.5% green and 59.2% blue (163, 172, 151).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 11% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#A3AC97 color codes

HEX	`#A3AC97`
RGB	`rgb(163, 172, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 67.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 11%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 12%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.13, -7.06, 9.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.13, 12.02, 125.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.442, 39.526, 35.034)`
Decimal	`10726551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3AC97, 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 #A3AC97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3AC97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #A3AC97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3ac97; }
.text { color: #a3ac97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3ac97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 172 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3ac97, #98ac97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A3AC97?: #A3AC97 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3AC97?: The RGB value is 163, 172, 151: 163 red, 172 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3AC97?: The complementary color is #A097AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3AC97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.