What color is #A3B1A8?

#A3B1A8 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3B1A8?

The RGB value is 163, 177, 168: 163 red, 177 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3B1A8?

The complementary color is #B1A3AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3B1A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3B1A8 color

#A3B1A8 rgb(163, 177, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3B1A8 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 69.4% green and 65.9% blue (163, 177, 168).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 8% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#A3B1A8 color codes

HEX	`#A3B1A8`
RGB	`rgb(163, 177, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 69.4%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 8%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 8%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 5%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.91, -6.62, 2.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.91, 7.24, 156.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.893, 42.058, 43.16)`
Decimal	`10727848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3B1A8, 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 #A3B1A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3B1A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	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 #A3B1A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3b1a8; }
.text { color: #a3b1a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3b1a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 177 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3b1a8, #a3b1af); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A3B1A8?: #A3B1A8 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3B1A8?: The RGB value is 163, 177, 168: 163 red, 177 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3B1A8?: The complementary color is #B1A3AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3B1A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.