What color is #A3B5AD?

#A3B5AD 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 #A3B5AD?

The RGB value is 163, 181, 173: 163 red, 181 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3B5AD?

The complementary color is #B5A3AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3B5AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3B5AD color

#A3B5AD rgb(163, 181, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3B5AD is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 71% green and 67.8% blue (163, 181, 173).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 11% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#A3B5AD color codes

HEX	`#A3B5AD`
RGB	`rgb(163, 181, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 71%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 11%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 10%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.13, -7.78, 1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.13, 8.02, 165.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.169, 43.851, 45.927)`
Decimal	`10728877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3B5AD, 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 #A3B5AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3B5AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	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 #A3B5AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3b5ad; }
.text { color: #a3b5ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3b5ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 181 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3b5ad, #a3b4b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A3B5AD?: #A3B5AD 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 #A3B5AD?: The RGB value is 163, 181, 173: 163 red, 181 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3B5AD?: The complementary color is #B5A3AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3B5AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.