What color is #A3BA9D?

#A3BA9D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3BA9D?

The RGB value is 163, 186, 157: 163 red, 186 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3BA9D?

The complementary color is #B49DBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3BA9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3BA9D color

#A3BA9D rgb(163, 186, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #A3BA9D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 72.9% green and 61.6% blue (163, 186, 157).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 17% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#A3BA9D color codes

HEX	`#A3BA9D`
RGB	`rgb(163, 186, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 72.9%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 17%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.11, -13.37, 12.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.11, 18.03, 137.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.748, 45.338, 38.601)`
Decimal	`10730141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3BA9D, 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 #A3BA9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3BA9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	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 #A3BA9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3ba9d; }
.text { color: #a3ba9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3ba9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 186 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3ba9d, #9dbaa6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A3BA9D?: #A3BA9D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3BA9D?: The RGB value is 163, 186, 157: 163 red, 186 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3BA9D?: The complementary color is #B49DBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3BA9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.