What color is #A3BCCB?

#A3BCCB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3BCCB?

The RGB value is 163, 188, 203: 163 red, 188 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3BCCB?

The complementary color is #CBB2A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3BCCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3BCCB color

#A3BCCB rgb(163, 188, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3BCCB is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 73.7% green and 79.6% blue (163, 188, 203).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 28% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Airborne (#A2C2D0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#A3BCCB color codes

HEX	`#A3BCCB`
RGB	`rgb(163, 188, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 73.7%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 28%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 20%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 7%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.86, -5.27, -10.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.86, 11.65, 243.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.864, 48.064, 63.454)`
Decimal	`10730699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3BCCB, 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 #A3BCCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3BCCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	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 #A3BCCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3bccb; }
.text { color: #a3bccb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3bccb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 188 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3bccb, #a3a8cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A3BCCB?: #A3BCCB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3BCCB?: The RGB value is 163, 188, 203: 163 red, 188 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3BCCB?: The complementary color is #CBB2A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3BCCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.