What color is #A3C3CA?

#A3C3CA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3C3CA?

The RGB value is 163, 195, 202: 163 red, 195 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3C3CA?

The complementary color is #CAAAA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3C3CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3C3CA color

#A3C3CA rgb(163, 195, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3C3CA is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 76.5% green and 79.2% blue (163, 195, 202).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 27% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic (#99C1CC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#A3C3CA color codes

HEX	`#A3C3CA`
RGB	`rgb(163, 195, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 76.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 27%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 19%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 3%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.73, -9.19, -7.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.73, 11.6, 217.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.277, 51.08, 63.339)`
Decimal	`10732490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3C3CA, 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 #A3C3CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3C3CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	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 #A3C3CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3c3ca; }
.text { color: #a3c3ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3c3ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 195 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3c3ca, #a3b0ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #A3C3CA?: #A3C3CA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3C3CA?: The RGB value is 163, 195, 202: 163 red, 195 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3C3CA?: The complementary color is #CAAAA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3C3CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.