What color is #A3C8A7?

#A3C8A7 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3C8A7?

The RGB value is 163, 200, 167: 163 red, 200 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3C8A7?

The complementary color is #C8A3C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3C8A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3C8A7 color

#A3C8A7 rgb(163, 200, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #A3C8A7 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 78.4% green and 65.5% blue (163, 200, 167).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 25% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.38:1).

#A3C8A7 color codes

HEX	`#A3C8A7`
RGB	`rgb(163, 200, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 78.4%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 25%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 19%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 16%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.21, -18.74, 12.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.21, 22.52, 146.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.732, 51.884, 44.315)`
Decimal	`10733735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3C8A7, 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 #A3C8A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3C8A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.38:1	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 #A3C8A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3c8a7; }
.text { color: #a3c8a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3c8a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 200 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3c8a7, #a3c8b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A3C8A7?: #A3C8A7 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3C8A7?: The RGB value is 163, 200, 167: 163 red, 200 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3C8A7?: The complementary color is #C8A3C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3C8A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.