What color is #A3B1AE?

#A3B1AE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3B1AE?

The RGB value is 163, 177, 174: 163 red, 177 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3B1AE?

The complementary color is #B1A3A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3B1AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3B1AE color

#A3B1AE rgb(163, 177, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3B1AE is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 69.4% green and 68.2% blue (163, 177, 174).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 8% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#A3B1AE color codes

HEX	`#A3B1AE`
RGB	`rgb(163, 177, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 69.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 8%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 8%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 2%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.07, -5.45, -0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.07, 5.46, 181.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.465, 42.286, 46.172)`
Decimal	`10727854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3B1AE, 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 #A3B1AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3B1AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	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 #A3B1AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3b1ae; }
.text { color: #a3b1ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3b1ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 177 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3b1ae, #a3adb1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A3B1AE?: #A3B1AE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3B1AE?: The RGB value is 163, 177, 174: 163 red, 177 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3B1AE?: The complementary color is #B1A3A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3B1AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.