Information about #A3A3AA color

#A3A3AA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A3A3AA falls into the Blue Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(163, 163, 170) — 63.9% red, 63.9% green, 66.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 3 / 0 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A3A3AA reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Spun Pearl (#A2A1AC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Grey Chateau (#9FA3A7) and Quick Silver (#A6A6A6).

The recipe behind #A3A3AA is rgb(163, 163, 170), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A3A3AA: 8.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. #A3A3AA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A3A3AA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A3A3AA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A3A3AA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A3A3AA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#868688

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Grey

#808080

#A3A3AA color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A3A3AA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #A3A3AA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Spun Pearl color link
Spun Pearl

#A2A1AC

Grey Chateau color link
Grey Chateau

#9FA3A7

Quick Silver color link
Quick Silver

#A6A6A6

Hit Grey color link
Hit Grey

#A1A9A8

Utata Gray color link
Utata Gray

#A0AAAB

stung color link
stung

#A69FA4

Freestyling color link
Freestyling

#A4A8B0

Double Rakaia color link
Double Rakaia

#A9A5A5

Chrome Aluminum color link
Chrome Aluminum

#A8A9AD

Dark Gray color link
Dark Gray

#A9A9A9

Double Surrender color link
Double Surrender

#A8AAAB

Cyanish Grey color link
Cyanish Grey

#9CA8A8

#A3A3AA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A3A3AA
  • RGB163, 163, 170
  • CMYK3, 3, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(163, 163, 170)
  • HSL240°, 4%, 65%
  • HSL Precise240°, 3.955%, 65.294%
  • HSV240°, 4%, 67%
  • HSB240°, 4%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.639, 0.639, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.639, 0.639, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.639, 0.639, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA3A3AA
  • DECIMAL ID10724266
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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