What color is #A3D4B1?

#A3D4B1 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3D4B1?

The RGB value is 163, 212, 177: 163 red, 212 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3D4B1?

The complementary color is #D4A3C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3D4B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3D4B1 color

#A3D4B1 rgb(163, 212, 177)

Shades of green

The hex color #A3D4B1 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 83.1% green and 69.4% blue (163, 212, 177).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 36% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.61:1).

#A3D4B1 color codes

HEX	`#A3D4B1`
RGB	`rgb(163, 212, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 83.1%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 36%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 23%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 17%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.76, -22.88, 12.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.76, 25.92, 151.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.581, 58.046, 50.336)`
Decimal	`10736817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3D4B1, 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 #A3D4B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3D4B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.61:1	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 #A3D4B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3d4b1; }
.text { color: #a3d4b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3d4b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 212 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3d4b1, #a3d4c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A3D4B1?: #A3D4B1 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3D4B1?: The RGB value is 163, 212, 177: 163 red, 212 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3D4B1?: The complementary color is #D4A3C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3D4B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.