What color is #A3C5B7?

#A3C5B7 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3C5B7?

The RGB value is 163, 197, 183: 163 red, 197 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3C5B7?

The complementary color is #C5A3B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3C5B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3C5B7 color

#A3C5B7 rgb(163, 197, 183)

Shades of green

The hex color #A3C5B7 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 77.3% green and 71.8% blue (163, 197, 183).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 23% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.23:1).

#A3C5B7 color codes

HEX	`#A3C5B7`
RGB	`rgb(163, 197, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 77.3%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 23%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 17%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 7%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.76, -14.18, 3.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.76, 14.54, 167.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.616, 51.137, 52.363)`
Decimal	`10732983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3C5B7, 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 #A3C5B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3C5B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.23:1	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 #A3C5B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3c5b7; }
.text { color: #a3c5b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3c5b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 197 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3c5b7, #a3c2c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A3C5B7?: #A3C5B7 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3C5B7?: The RGB value is 163, 197, 183: 163 red, 197 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3C5B7?: The complementary color is #C5A3B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3C5B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.