What color is #A3C7D4?

#A3C7D4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3C7D4?

The RGB value is 163, 199, 212: 163 red, 199 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3C7D4?

The complementary color is #D4B0A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3C7D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3C7D4 color

#A3C7D4 rgb(163, 199, 212)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A3C7D4 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 78% green and 83.1% blue (163, 199, 212).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 36% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Airborne (#A2C2D0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.68:1).

#A3C7D4 color codes

HEX	`#A3C7D4`
RGB	`rgb(163, 199, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 78%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 36%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 23%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 6%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.1, -9.08, -10.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.1, 13.84, 228.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.408, 53.385, 70.081)`
Decimal	`10733524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3C7D4, 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 #A3C7D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3C7D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.68:1	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 #A3C7D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3c7d4; }
.text { color: #a3c7d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3c7d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 199 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3c7d4, #a3aed4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #A3C7D4?: #A3C7D4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Airborne. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3C7D4?: The RGB value is 163, 199, 212: 163 red, 199 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3C7D4?: The complementary color is #D4B0A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3C7D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.