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#A3B8C4 closest to Shallow Sea

#A3B8C4 is a light gray; the closest named color is Shallow Sea. In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 72.2% green and 76.9% blue (rgb(163, 184, 196)). Its HSL value is 202° hue, 22% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black. #A3B8C4 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.21:1.

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Variations of #A3B8C4

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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#A3B8C4 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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#A3B8C4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A3B8C4 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AEB3C4
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2B7C5
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEB7C4
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AEB3C4
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ABB5C4
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9ABBBC
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A0B9C0
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B5B5B5
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B1B6B9

#A3B8C4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.06:1 Very poor#A3B8C4 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.21:1 Very good#A3B8C4 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A3B8C4 in CSS

/* Shallow Sea */
.color { color: #A3B8C4; }
.background { background-color: #A3B8C4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A3B8C4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(163 184 196);
color: hsl(202 22% 70%);
color: oklch(0.770 0.029 232.8);

#A3B8C4 FAQ

What color is #A3B8C4?

#A3B8C4 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #A3B8C4?

#A3B8C4 is rgb(163, 184, 196) in RGB, hsl(202, 22%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 6%, 0%, 23%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A3B8C4?

The complementary color of #A3B8C4 is #C4AFA3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A3B8C4?

Black text has the best contrast on #A3B8C4: 10.21:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A3B8C4 a warm or cool color?

#A3B8C4 is a neutral color.