What color is #A3BBBC?

#A3BBBC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3BBBC?

The RGB value is 163, 187, 188: 163 red, 187 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3BBBC?

The complementary color is #BCA4A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3BBBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3BBBC color

#A3BBBC rgb(163, 187, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3BBBC is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 73.3% green and 73.7% blue (163, 187, 188).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 16% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#A3BBBC color codes

HEX	`#A3BBBC`
RGB	`rgb(163, 187, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 73.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 16%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 13%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 1%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.16, -7.95, -3.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.16, 8.59, 202.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.949, 46.957, 54.421)`
Decimal	`10730428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3BBBC, 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 #A3BBBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3BBBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	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 #A3BBBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3bbbc; }
.text { color: #a3bbbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3bbbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 187 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3bbbc, #a3aebc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A3BBBC?: #A3BBBC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3BBBC?: The RGB value is 163, 187, 188: 163 red, 187 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3BBBC?: The complementary color is #BCA4A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3BBBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.