What color is #A3BF9E?

#A3BF9E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3BF9E?

The RGB value is 163, 191, 158: 163 red, 191 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3BF9E?

The complementary color is #BA9EBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3BF9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3BF9E color

#A3BF9E rgb(163, 191, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #A3BF9E is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 74.9% green and 62% blue (163, 191, 158).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#A3BF9E color codes

HEX	`#A3BF9E`
RGB	`rgb(163, 191, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 74.9%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 17%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 17%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.52, -15.77, 13.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.52, 20.78, 139.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.905, 47.516, 39.41)`
Decimal	`10731422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3BF9E, 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 #A3BF9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3BF9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	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 #A3BF9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3bf9e; }
.text { color: #a3bf9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3bf9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 191 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3bf9e, #9ebfaa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A3BF9E?: #A3BF9E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3BF9E?: The RGB value is 163, 191, 158: 163 red, 191 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3BF9E?: The complementary color is #BA9EBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3BF9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.