What color is #A3B0AA?

#A3B0AA is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3B0AA?

The RGB value is 163, 176, 170: 163 red, 176 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3B0AA?

The complementary color is #B0A3A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3B0AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3B0AA color

#A3B0AA rgb(163, 176, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3B0AA is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 69% green and 66.7% blue (163, 176, 170).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 8% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#A3B0AA color codes

HEX	`#A3B0AA`
RGB	`rgb(163, 176, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 69%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 8%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 7%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.69, -5.7, 1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.69, 5.9, 165.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.884, 41.739, 44.083)`
Decimal	`10727594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3B0AA, 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 #A3B0AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3B0AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	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 #A3B0AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3b0aa; }
.text { color: #a3b0aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3b0aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 176 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3b0aa, #a3b0b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A3B0AA?: #A3B0AA is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3B0AA?: The RGB value is 163, 176, 170: 163 red, 176 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3B0AA?: The complementary color is #B0A3A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3B0AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.