#A3B8AE Color

#A3B8AE is rgb(163, 184, 174) in RGB and hsl(151, 13%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A3B8AE

HEX#A3B8AE

RGBrgb(163, 184, 174)

HSLhsl(151, 13%, 68%)

HSVhsv(151, 11%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.027 165.4)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 5%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A3B8AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.09:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.02:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A3B8AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A3B8AE Complementary#B8A3AD Analogous#A3B8A3 Analogous#A3B8B8 Triadic#AEA3B8 Triadic#B8AEA3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A3B8AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AEC1B8 #BDCCC5 #C8D5CF #D4DED9 #DFE7E3 #EEF2F0

Shades

#89A497 #6F9080 #5B7669 #45594F #313F38 #1D2521

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