What color is #A3B6B5?

#A3B6B5 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3B6B5?

The RGB value is 163, 182, 181: 163 red, 182 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3B6B5?

The complementary color is #B6A3A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3B6B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3B6B5 color

#A3B6B5 rgb(163, 182, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3B6B5 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 71.4% green and 71% blue (163, 182, 181).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 12% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.92:1).

#A3B6B5 color codes

HEX	`#A3B6B5`
RGB	`rgb(163, 182, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 71.4%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 12%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 10%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 1%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.61, -6.73, -1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.61, 6.94, 194.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.171, 44.578, 50.195)`
Decimal	`10729141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3B6B5, 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 #A3B6B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3B6B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	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 #A3B6B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3b6b5; }
.text { color: #a3b6b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3b6b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 182 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3b6b5, #a3aeb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A3B6B5?: #A3B6B5 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3B6B5?: The RGB value is 163, 182, 181: 163 red, 182 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3B6B5?: The complementary color is #B6A3A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3B6B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.