What color is #A3ACAB?

#A3ACAB 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 #A3ACAB?

The RGB value is 163, 172, 171: 163 red, 172 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3ACAB?

The complementary color is #ACA3A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3ACAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3ACAB color

#A3ACAB rgb(163, 172, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3ACAB is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 67.5% green and 67.1% blue (163, 172, 171).

Its hue angle is 173°, 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 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.05:1).

#A3ACAB color codes

HEX	`#A3ACAB`
RGB	`rgb(163, 172, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 67.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 5%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 5%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.63, -3.35, -0.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.63, 3.4, 189.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.206, 40.232, 44.325)`
Decimal	`10726571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3ACAB, 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 #A3ACAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3ACAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.05:1	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 #A3ACAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3acab; }
.text { color: #a3acab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3acab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 172 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3acab, #a3a9ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A3ACAB?: #A3ACAB 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 #A3ACAB?: The RGB value is 163, 172, 171: 163 red, 172 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3ACAB?: The complementary color is #ACA3A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3ACAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.