What color is #A3C3BF?

#A3C3BF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3C3BF?

The RGB value is 163, 195, 191: 163 red, 195 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3C3BF?

The complementary color is #C3A3A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3C3BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3C3BF color

#A3C3BF rgb(163, 195, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3C3BF is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 76.5% green and 74.9% blue (163, 195, 191).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 21% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#A3C3BF color codes

HEX	`#A3C3BF`
RGB	`rgb(163, 195, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 76.5%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 21%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 16%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 2%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.42, -11.52, -1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.42, 11.63, 187.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.021, 50.577, 56.723)`
Decimal	`10732479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3C3BF, 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 #A3C3BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3C3BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	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 #A3C3BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3c3bf; }
.text { color: #a3c3bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3c3bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 195 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3c3bf, #a3b7c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A3C3BF?: #A3C3BF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3C3BF?: The RGB value is 163, 195, 191: 163 red, 195 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3C3BF?: The complementary color is #C3A3A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3C3BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.