#A3B5BD Color

#A3B5BD is rgb(163, 181, 189) in RGB and hsl(198, 16%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A3B5BD

HEX#A3B5BD

RGBrgb(163, 181, 189)

HSLhsl(198, 16%, 69%)

HSVhsv(198, 14%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.023 226.2)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 4%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A3B5BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.12:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.9:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A3B5BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A3B5BD Complementary#BDABA3 Analogous#A3BDB8 Analogous#A3A8BD Triadic#BDA3B5 Triadic#B5BDA3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A3B5BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AFBFC5 #BBC8CE #C7D2D6 #D6DEE1 #E1E7EA #EDF1F2

Shades

#89A0A9 #6B8894 #586F79 #45575F #313E44 #1C2326

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