What color is #A3BCAD?

#A3BCAD 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 #A3BCAD?

The RGB value is 163, 188, 173: 163 red, 188 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3BCAD?

The complementary color is #BCA3B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3BCAD?

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.

#A3BCAD color

#A3BCAD rgb(163, 188, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3BCAD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 73.7% green and 67.8% blue (163, 188, 173).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 16% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A3BCAD color codes

HEX	`#A3BCAD`
RGB	`rgb(163, 188, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 73.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 16%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 13%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 8%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.04, -11.47, 4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.04, 12.4, 157.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.629, 46.769, 46.414)`
Decimal	`10730669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3BCAD, 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 #A3BCAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3BCAD 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 #A3BCAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3bcad; }
.text { color: #a3bcad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3bcad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 188 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3bcad, #a3bcba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A3BCAD?: #A3BCAD 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 #A3BCAD?: The RGB value is 163, 188, 173: 163 red, 188 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3BCAD?: The complementary color is #BCA3B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3BCAD?: 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.