What color is #A3B3AC?

#A3B3AC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3B3AC?

The RGB value is 163, 179, 172: 163 red, 179 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3B3AC?

The complementary color is #B3A3AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3B3AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3B3AC color

#A3B3AC rgb(163, 179, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3B3AC is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 70.2% green and 67.5% blue (163, 179, 172).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 10% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% 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 9.6:1).

#A3B3AC color codes

HEX	`#A3B3AC`
RGB	`rgb(163, 179, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 70.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 10%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 9%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 4%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.56, -6.91, 1.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.56, 7.11, 166.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.669, 43.005, 45.285)`
Decimal	`10728364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3B3AC, 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 #A3B3AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3B3AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	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 #A3B3AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3b3ac; }
.text { color: #a3b3ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3b3ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 179 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3b3ac, #a3b2b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A3B3AC?: #A3B3AC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3B3AC?: The RGB value is 163, 179, 172: 163 red, 179 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3B3AC?: The complementary color is #B3A3AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3B3AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.