#A3A8BD Color

#A3A8BD is rgb(163, 168, 189) in RGB and hsl(228, 16%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A3A8BD

HEX#A3A8BD

RGBrgb(163, 168, 189)

HSLhsl(228, 16%, 69%)

HSVhsv(228, 14%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(73.4% 0.031 275)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 11%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A3A8BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.36:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A3A8BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A3A8BD Complementary#BDB8A3 Analogous#A3B5BD Analogous#ABA3BD Triadic#BDA3A8 Triadic#A8BDA3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A3A8BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AFB4C5 #BBBFCE #C7CAD6 #D6D8E1 #E1E3EA #EDEEF2

Shades

#898FA9 #6B7394 #585F79 #454A5F #313544 #1C1E26

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