What color is #A3C7C4?

#A3C7C4 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3C7C4?

The RGB value is 163, 199, 196: 163 red, 199 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3C7C4?

The complementary color is #C7A3A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3C7C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3C7C4 color

#A3C7C4 rgb(163, 199, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3C7C4 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 78% green and 76.9% blue (163, 199, 196).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 24% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.52:1).

#A3C7C4 color codes

HEX	`#A3C7C4`
RGB	`rgb(163, 199, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 78%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 24%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 18%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 2%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.65, -12.55, -2.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.65, 12.8, 191.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.489, 52.617, 59.973)`
Decimal	`10733508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3C7C4, 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 #A3C7C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3C7C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.52:1	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 #A3C7C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3c7c4; }
.text { color: #a3c7c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3c7c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 199 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3c7c4, #a3b8c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #A3C7C4?: #A3C7C4 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3C7C4?: The RGB value is 163, 199, 196: 163 red, 199 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3C7C4?: The complementary color is #C7A3A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3C7C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.