What color is #A4A3AB?

#A4A3AB is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4A3AB?

The RGB value is 164, 163, 171: 164 red, 163 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4A3AB?

The complementary color is #AAABA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4A3AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4A3AB color

#A4A3AB rgb(164, 163, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4A3AB is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 63.9% green and 67.1% blue (164, 163, 171).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 5% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ultimate Gray (#A9A8A9), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#A4A3AB color codes

HEX	`#A4A3AB`
RGB	`rgb(164, 163, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 63.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 5%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 5%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.3, 1.91, -4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.3, 4.43, 295.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.756, 37.027, 43.783)`
Decimal	`10789803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4A3AB, 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 #A4A3AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4A3AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	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 #A4A3AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4a3ab; }
.text { color: #a4a3ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4a3ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 163 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4a3ab, #a8a3ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A4A3AB?: #A4A3AB is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4A3AB?: The RGB value is 164, 163, 171: 164 red, 163 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4A3AB?: The complementary color is #AAABA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4A3AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.