What color is #A3B1C5?

#A3B1C5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3B1C5?

The RGB value is 163, 177, 197: 163 red, 177 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3B1C5?

The complementary color is #C5B7A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3B1C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3B1C5 color

#A3B1C5 rgb(163, 177, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3B1C5 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 69.4% green and 77.3% blue (163, 177, 197).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 23% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Sailor Boy (#AEBBD0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#A3B1C5 color codes

HEX	`#A3B1C5`
RGB	`rgb(163, 177, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 69.4%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 23%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 17%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 10%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.73, -0.66, -11.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.73, 11.82, 266.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.902, 43.261, 59.008)`
Decimal	`10727877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3B1C5, 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 #A3B1C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3B1C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	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 #A3B1C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3b1c5; }
.text { color: #a3b1c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3b1c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 177 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3b1c5, #a6a3c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A3B1C5?: #A3B1C5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3B1C5?: The RGB value is 163, 177, 197: 163 red, 177 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3B1C5?: The complementary color is #C5B7A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3B1C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.