Information about #A3B0AE color

#A3B0AE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A3B0AE belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(163, 176, 174) (63.9% red, 69% green, 68.2% blue), or CMYK 5 / 0 / 1 / 31 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #A3B0AE appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Conch (#A0B1AE). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gull Grey (#A4ADB0) and Electric Gray (#A5ADAD).

The recipe behind #A3B0AE is rgb(163, 176, 174), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A3B0AE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A3B0AE color variations

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

#A3B0AE 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A3B0AE

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

Conch color link
Conch

#A0B1AE

Gull Grey color link
Gull Grey

#A4ADB0

Titans Grey color link
Titans Grey

#A5ACAF

Dusty Ash color link
Dusty Ash

#A4AEA8

Forecast color link
Forecast

#A2AAB1

Utata Gray color link
Utata Gray

#A0AAAB

Freestyling color link
Freestyling

#A4A8B0

Mischka color link
Mischka

#A5A9B2

Sorrento color link
Sorrento

#9AB0AC

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A3B0AE
  • RGB163, 176, 174
  • CMYK5, 0, 1, 31
  • CSSrgb(163, 176, 174)
  • HSL171°, 8%, 66%
  • HSL Precise170.769°, 7.602%, 66.471%
  • HSV171°, 7%, 69%
  • HSB171°, 7%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.639, 0.690, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.639, 0.690, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.639, 0.690, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA3B0AE
  • DECIMAL ID10727598
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01