What color is #A3B795?

#A3B795 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3B795?

The RGB value is 163, 183, 149: 163 red, 183 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3B795?

The complementary color is #A995B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3B795?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3B795 color

#A3B795 rgb(163, 183, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #A3B795 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 71.8% green and 58.4% blue (163, 183, 149).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 19% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#A3B795 color codes

HEX	`#A3B795`
RGB	`rgb(163, 183, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 71.8%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 19%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 19%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 19%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.11, -13.19, 15.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.11, 19.99, 131.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.462, 43.823, 34.913)`
Decimal	`10729365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3B795, 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 #A3B795	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3B795 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	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 #A3B795 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3b795; }
.text { color: #a3b795; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3b795; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 183 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3b795, #95b798); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A3B795?: #A3B795 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3B795?: The RGB value is 163, 183, 149: 163 red, 183 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3B795?: The complementary color is #A995B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3B795?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.