What color is #A3BFBE?

#A3BFBE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3BFBE?

The RGB value is 163, 191, 190: 163 red, 191 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3BFBE?

The complementary color is #BFA3A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3BFBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3BFBE color

#A3BFBE rgb(163, 191, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3BFBE is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 74.9% green and 74.5% blue (163, 191, 190).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 18% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

#A3BFBE color codes

HEX	`#A3BFBE`
RGB	`rgb(163, 191, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 74.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 18%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 15%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.3, -9.64, -2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.3, 10, 195.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.027, 48.765, 55.851)`
Decimal	`10731454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3BFBE, 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 #A3BFBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3BFBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	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 #A3BFBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3bfbe; }
.text { color: #a3bfbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3bfbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 191 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3bfbe, #a3b2bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A3BFBE?: #A3BFBE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3BFBE?: The RGB value is 163, 191, 190: 163 red, 191 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3BFBE?: The complementary color is #BFA3A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3BFBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.