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A3999C

#A3999C Walkway

#A3999C is a light gray named Walkway. In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 60.0% green and 61.2% blue (rgb(163, 153, 156)). Its HSL value is 342° hue, 5% saturation and 62% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 4% yellow and 36% black. #A3999C is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.59:1.

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Variations of #A3999C

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#A3999C color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#A3999C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A3999C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9C9C9C
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9A9A9C
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9C9A9C
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9C9C9C
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9E9B9C
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A5999A
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A4999B
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9B9B9B
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9D9B9C

#A3999C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.77:1 Very poor#A3999C text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.59:1 Very good#A3999C text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A3999C in CSS

/* Walkway */
.color { color: #A3999C; }
.background { background-color: #A3999C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A3999C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(163 153 156);
color: hsl(342 5% 62%);
color: oklch(0.692 0.012 357.2);

#A3999C FAQ

What color is #A3999C?

#A3999C is a light gray. Its closest named color is Walkway. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #A3999C?

#A3999C is rgb(163, 153, 156) in RGB, hsl(342, 5%, 62%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 6%, 4%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A3999C?

The complementary color of #A3999C is #99A3A0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A3999C?

Black text has the best contrast on #A3999C: 7.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A3999C a warm or cool color?

#A3999C is a neutral color.