What color is #A3BBC5?

#A3BBC5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3BBC5?

The RGB value is 163, 187, 197: 163 red, 187 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3BBC5?

The complementary color is #C5ADA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3BBC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3BBC5 color

#A3BBC5 rgb(163, 187, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3BBC5 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 73.3% green and 77.3% blue (163, 187, 197).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 23% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#A3BBC5 color codes

HEX	`#A3BBC5`
RGB	`rgb(163, 187, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 73.3%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 23%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 17%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 5%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.42, -6.04, -7.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.42, 9.86, 232.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.95, 47.357, 59.69)`
Decimal	`10730437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3BBC5, 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 #A3BBC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3BBC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	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 #A3BBC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3bbc5; }
.text { color: #a3bbc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3bbc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 187 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3bbc5, #a3aac5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #A3BBC5?: #A3BBC5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3BBC5?: The RGB value is 163, 187, 197: 163 red, 187 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3BBC5?: The complementary color is #C5ADA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3BBC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.