What color is #A3CBC7?

#A3CBC7 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3CBC7?

The RGB value is 163, 203, 199: 163 red, 203 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3CBC7?

The complementary color is #CBA3A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3CBC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3CBC7 color

#A3CBC7 rgb(163, 203, 199)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A3CBC7 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 79.6% green and 78% blue (163, 203, 199).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 28% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.92:1).

#A3CBC7 color codes

HEX	`#A3CBC7`
RGB	`rgb(163, 203, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 79.6%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 28%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 20%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 2%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.82, -13.99, -2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.82, 14.19, 189.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.766, 54.62, 62.101)`
Decimal	`10734535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3CBC7, 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 #A3CBC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3CBC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.92:1	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 #A3CBC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3cbc7; }
.text { color: #a3cbc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3cbc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 203 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3cbc7, #a3bbcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #A3CBC7?: #A3CBC7 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3CBC7?: The RGB value is 163, 203, 199: 163 red, 203 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3CBC7?: The complementary color is #CBA3A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3CBC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.