What color is #A3ACAA?

#A3ACAA 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 #A3ACAA?

The RGB value is 163, 172, 170: 163 red, 172 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3ACAA?

The complementary color is #ACA3A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3ACAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3ACAA color

#A3ACAA rgb(163, 172, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3ACAA is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 67.5% green and 66.7% blue (163, 172, 170).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 5% saturation and 66% 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 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#A3ACAA color codes

HEX	`#A3ACAA`
RGB	`rgb(163, 172, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 67.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 5%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 5%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.61, -3.55, -0.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.61, 3.55, 181.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.111, 40.194, 43.825)`
Decimal	`10726570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3ACAA, 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 #A3ACAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3ACAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	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 #A3ACAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3acaa; }
.text { color: #a3acaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3acaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 172 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3acaa, #a3aaac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A3ACAA?: #A3ACAA 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 #A3ACAA?: The RGB value is 163, 172, 170: 163 red, 172 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3ACAA?: The complementary color is #ACA3A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3ACAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.