What color is #A4C3C2?

#A4C3C2 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4C3C2?

The RGB value is 164, 195, 194: 164 red, 195 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4C3C2?

The complementary color is #C3A4A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4C3C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4C3C2 color

#A4C3C2 rgb(164, 195, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4C3C2 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 76.5% green and 76.1% blue (164, 195, 194).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 21% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.16:1).

#A4C3C2 color codes

HEX	`#A4C3C2`
RGB	`rgb(164, 195, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 76.5%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 21%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 16%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 1%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.57, -10.58, -2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.57, 10.99, 195.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.56, 50.817, 58.489)`
Decimal	`10798018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4C3C2, 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 #A4C3C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4C3C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.16:1	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 #A4C3C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4c3c2; }
.text { color: #a4c3c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4c3c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 195 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4c3c2, #a4b5c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A4C3C2?: #A4C3C2 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4C3C2?: The RGB value is 164, 195, 194: 164 red, 195 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4C3C2?: The complementary color is #C3A4A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4C3C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.