What color is #A3ACC4?

#A3ACC4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3ACC4?

The RGB value is 163, 172, 196: 163 red, 172 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3ACC4?

The complementary color is #C4BBA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3ACC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3ACC4 color

#A3ACC4 rgb(163, 172, 196)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A3ACC4 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 67.5% green and 76.9% blue (163, 172, 196).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 22% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#A3ACC4 color codes

HEX	`#A3ACC4`
RGB	`rgb(163, 172, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 67.5%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 22%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 17%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 12%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.37, 1.85, -13.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.37, 13.42, 277.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.818, 41.276, 58.083)`
Decimal	`10726596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3ACC4, 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 #A3ACC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3ACC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	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 #A3ACC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3acc4; }
.text { color: #a3acc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3acc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 172 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3acc4, #aba3c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A3ACC4?: #A3ACC4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3ACC4?: The RGB value is 163, 172, 196: 163 red, 172 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3ACC4?: The complementary color is #C4BBA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3ACC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.