What color is #A3C8AD?

#A3C8AD is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3C8AD?

The RGB value is 163, 200, 173: 163 red, 200 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3C8AD?

The complementary color is #C8A3BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3C8AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3C8AD color

#A3C8AD rgb(163, 200, 173)

Shades of green

The hex color #A3C8AD is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 78.4% green and 67.8% blue (163, 200, 173).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 25% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

#A3C8AD color codes

HEX	`#A3C8AD`
RGB	`rgb(163, 200, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 78.4%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 25%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 19%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 13%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.35, -17.63, 9.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.35, 20.01, 151.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.299, 52.111, 47.304)`
Decimal	`10733741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3C8AD, 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 #A3C8AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3C8AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	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 #A3C8AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3c8ad; }
.text { color: #a3c8ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3c8ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 200 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3c8ad, #a3c8c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #A3C8AD?: #A3C8AD is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3C8AD?: The RGB value is 163, 200, 173: 163 red, 200 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3C8AD?: The complementary color is #C8A3BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3C8AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.