What color is #A3BBB1?

#A3BBB1 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 #A3BBB1?

The RGB value is 163, 187, 177: 163 red, 187 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3BBB1?

The complementary color is #BBA3AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3BBB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3BBB1 color

#A3BBB1 rgb(163, 187, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3BBB1 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 73.3% green and 69.4% blue (163, 187, 177).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 15% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 27% 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 10.3:1).

#A3BBB1 color codes

HEX	`#A3BBB1`
RGB	`rgb(163, 187, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 73.3%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 15%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 13%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 5%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.87, -10.17, 2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.87, 10.42, 167.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.809, 46.501, 48.412)`
Decimal	`10730417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3BBB1, 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 #A3BBB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3BBB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	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 #A3BBB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3bbb1; }
.text { color: #a3bbb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3bbb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 187 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3bbb1, #a3b9bb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A3BBB1?: #A3BBB1 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 #A3BBB1?: The RGB value is 163, 187, 177: 163 red, 187 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3BBB1?: The complementary color is #BBA3AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3BBB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.