What color is #A3C3A5?

#A3C3A5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3C3A5?

The RGB value is 163, 195, 165: 163 red, 195 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3C3A5?

The complementary color is #C3A3C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3C3A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3C3A5 color

#A3C3A5 rgb(163, 195, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #A3C3A5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 76.5% green and 64.7% blue (163, 195, 165).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 21% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.91:1).

#A3C3A5 color codes

HEX	`#A3C3A5`
RGB	`rgb(163, 195, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 76.5%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 21%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 16%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 15%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.78, -16.57, 11.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.78, 20.19, 145.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.409, 49.532, 42.969)`
Decimal	`10732453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3C3A5, 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 #A3C3A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3C3A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.91:1	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 #A3C3A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3c3a5; }
.text { color: #a3c3a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3c3a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 195 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3c3a5, #a3c3b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A3C3A5?: #A3C3A5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3C3A5?: The RGB value is 163, 195, 165: 163 red, 195 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3C3A5?: The complementary color is #C3A3C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3C3A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.