What color is #A3AEAB?

#A3AEAB is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3AEAB?

The RGB value is 163, 174, 171: 163 red, 174 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3AEAB?

The complementary color is #AEA3A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3AEAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3AEAB color

#A3AEAB rgb(163, 174, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3AEAB is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 68.2% green and 67.1% blue (163, 174, 171).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 6% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

#A3AEAB color codes

HEX	`#A3AEAB`
RGB	`rgb(163, 174, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 68.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 6%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 6%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.17, -4.43, 0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.17, 4.44, 177.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.59, 40.999, 44.453)`
Decimal	`10727083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3AEAB, 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 #A3AEAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3AEAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	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 #A3AEAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3aeab; }
.text { color: #a3aeab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3aeab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 174 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3aeab, #a3acae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A3AEAB?: #A3AEAB is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3AEAB?: The RGB value is 163, 174, 171: 163 red, 174 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3AEAB?: The complementary color is #AEA3A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3AEAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.