What color is #A3BCB6?

#A3BCB6 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3BCB6?

The RGB value is 163, 188, 182: 163 red, 188 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3BCB6?

The complementary color is #BCA3A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3BCB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3BCB6 color

#A3BCB6 rgb(163, 188, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3BCB6 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 73.7% green and 71.4% blue (163, 188, 182).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 16% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#A3BCB6 color codes

HEX	`#A3BCB6`
RGB	`rgb(163, 188, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 73.7%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 16%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 13%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 3%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.27, -9.7, 0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.27, 9.7, 179.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.529, 47.129, 51.156)`
Decimal	`10730678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3BCB6, 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 #A3BCB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3BCB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	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 #A3BCB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3bcb6; }
.text { color: #a3bcb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3bcb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 188 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3bcb6, #a3b6bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A3BCB6?: #A3BCB6 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3BCB6?: The RGB value is 163, 188, 182: 163 red, 188 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3BCB6?: The complementary color is #BCA3A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3BCB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.