What color is #A3C4BD?

#A3C4BD 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 #A3C4BD?

The RGB value is 163, 196, 189: 163 red, 196 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3C4BD?

The complementary color is #C4A3AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3C4BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3C4BD color

#A3C4BD rgb(163, 196, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3C4BD is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 76.9% green and 74.1% blue (163, 196, 189).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 22% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

#A3C4BD color codes

HEX	`#A3C4BD`
RGB	`rgb(163, 196, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 76.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 22%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 17%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 4%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.64, -12.45, -0.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.64, 12.45, 180.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.027, 50.939, 55.647)`
Decimal	`10732733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3C4BD, 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 #A3C4BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3C4BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	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 #A3C4BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3c4bd; }
.text { color: #a3c4bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3c4bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 196 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3c4bd, #a3bbc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A3C4BD?: #A3C4BD 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 #A3C4BD?: The RGB value is 163, 196, 189: 163 red, 196 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3C4BD?: The complementary color is #C4A3AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3C4BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.