What color is #A3B8B0?

#A3B8B0 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3B8B0?

The RGB value is 163, 184, 176: 163 red, 184 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3B8B0?

The complementary color is #B8A3AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3B8B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3B8B0 color

#A3B8B0 rgb(163, 184, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3B8B0 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 72.2% green and 69% blue (163, 184, 176).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 13% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#A3B8B0 color codes

HEX	`#A3B8B0`
RGB	`rgb(163, 184, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 72.2%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 13%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 11%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 4%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.02, -8.78, 1.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.02, 8.93, 169.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.079, 45.201, 47.679)`
Decimal	`10729648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3B8B0, 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 #A3B8B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3B8B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	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 #A3B8B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3b8b0; }
.text { color: #a3b8b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3b8b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 184 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3b8b0, #a3b6b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A3B8B0?: #A3B8B0 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3B8B0?: The RGB value is 163, 184, 176: 163 red, 184 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3B8B0?: The complementary color is #B8A3AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3B8B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.