What color is #A3BDC6?

#A3BDC6 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 #A3BDC6?

The RGB value is 163, 189, 198: 163 red, 189 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3BDC6?

The complementary color is #C6ACA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3BDC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3BDC6 color

#A3BDC6 rgb(163, 189, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3BDC6 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 74.1% green and 77.6% blue (163, 189, 198).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 23% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#A3BDC6 color codes

HEX	`#A3BDC6`
RGB	`rgb(163, 189, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 74.1%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 23%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 18%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 5%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.99, -6.89, -7.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.99, 10.18, 227.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.492, 48.258, 60.438)`
Decimal	`10730950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3BDC6, 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 #A3BDC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3BDC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	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 #A3BDC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3bdc6; }
.text { color: #a3bdc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3bdc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 189 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3bdc6, #a3abc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #A3BDC6?: #A3BDC6 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 #A3BDC6?: The RGB value is 163, 189, 198: 163 red, 189 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3BDC6?: The complementary color is #C6ACA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3BDC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.