What color is #A3B89F?

#A3B89F is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3B89F?

The RGB value is 163, 184, 159: 163 red, 184 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3B89F?

The complementary color is #B49FB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3B89F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3B89F color

#A3B89F rgb(163, 184, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #A3B89F is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 72.2% green and 62.4% blue (163, 184, 159).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 15% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#A3B89F color codes

HEX	`#A3B89F`
RGB	`rgb(163, 184, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 72.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 15%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 14%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 14%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.61, -11.98, 10.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.61, 15.79, 139.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.502, 44.57, 39.369)`
Decimal	`10729631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3B89F, 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 #A3B89F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3B89F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	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 #A3B89F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3b89f; }
.text { color: #a3b89f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3b89f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 184 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3b89f, #9fb8a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A3B89F?: #A3B89F is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3B89F?: The RGB value is 163, 184, 159: 163 red, 184 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3B89F?: The complementary color is #B49FB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3B89F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.