What color is #A3B3BB?

#A3B3BB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3B3BB?

The RGB value is 163, 179, 187: 163 red, 179 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3B3BB?

The complementary color is #BBABA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3B3BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3B3BB color

#A3B3BB rgb(163, 179, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3B3BB is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 70.2% green and 73.3% blue (163, 179, 187).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 15% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#A3B3BB color codes

HEX	`#A3B3BB`
RGB	`rgb(163, 179, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 70.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 15%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 13%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 4%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.97, -3.89, -5.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.97, 7.11, 236.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.192, 43.614, 53.305)`
Decimal	`10728379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3B3BB, 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 #A3B3BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3B3BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	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 #A3B3BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3b3bb; }
.text { color: #a3b3bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3b3bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 179 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3b3bb, #a3a7bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A3B3BB?: #A3B3BB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3B3BB?: The RGB value is 163, 179, 187: 163 red, 179 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3B3BB?: The complementary color is #BBABA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3B3BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.