What color is #A3BEB0?

#A3BEB0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3BEB0?

The RGB value is 163, 190, 176: 163 red, 190 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3BEB0?

The complementary color is #BEA3B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3BEB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3BEB0 color

#A3BEB0 rgb(163, 190, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3BEB0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 74.5% green and 69% blue (163, 190, 176).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 17% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#A3BEB0 color codes

HEX	`#A3BEB0`
RGB	`rgb(163, 190, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 74.5%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 17%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 14%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 7%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.67, -11.93, 4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.67, 12.58, 161.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.352, 47.747, 48.103)`
Decimal	`10731184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3BEB0, 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 #A3BEB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3BEB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	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 #A3BEB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3beb0; }
.text { color: #a3beb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3beb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 190 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3beb0, #a3bebe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A3BEB0?: #A3BEB0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3BEB0?: The RGB value is 163, 190, 176: 163 red, 190 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3BEB0?: The complementary color is #BEA3B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3BEB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.