What color is #A3BCAC?

#A3BCAC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3BCAC?

The RGB value is 163, 188, 172: 163 red, 188 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3BCAC?

The complementary color is #BCA3B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3BCAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3BCAC color

#A3BCAC rgb(163, 188, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3BCAC is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 73.7% green and 67.5% blue (163, 188, 172).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 16% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#A3BCAC color codes

HEX	`#A3BCAC`
RGB	`rgb(163, 188, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 73.7%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 16%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 13%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 9%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.02, -11.66, 5.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.02, 12.78, 155.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.532, 46.731, 45.906)`
Decimal	`10730668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3BCAC, 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 #A3BCAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3BCAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	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 #A3BCAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3bcac; }
.text { color: #a3bcac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3bcac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 188 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3bcac, #a3bcb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A3BCAC?: #A3BCAC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3BCAC?: The RGB value is 163, 188, 172: 163 red, 188 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3BCAC?: The complementary color is #BCA3B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3BCAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.