What color is #A3B097?

#A3B097 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3B097?

The RGB value is 163, 176, 151: 163 red, 176 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3B097?

The complementary color is #A497B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3B097?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3B097 color

#A3B097 rgb(163, 176, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #A3B097 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 69% green and 59.2% blue (163, 176, 151).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#A3B097 color codes

HEX	`#A3B097`
RGB	`rgb(163, 176, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 69%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 14%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.23, -9.18, 11.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.23, 14.55, 129.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.215, 41.071, 35.292)`
Decimal	`10727575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3B097, 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 #A3B097	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3B097 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	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 #A3B097 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3b097; }
.text { color: #a3b097; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3b097; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 176 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3b097, #97b098); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A3B097?: #A3B097 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3B097?: The RGB value is 163, 176, 151: 163 red, 176 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3B097?: The complementary color is #A497B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3B097?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.