Information about #A3B6C4 color

#A3B6C4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A3B6C4 belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(163, 182, 196) (63.9% red, 71.4% green, 76.9% blue), or CMYK 13 / 5 / 0 / 23 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained azure, #A3B6C4 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 practically indistinguishable from Shinto (#A6B5C6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Frozen (#9DB6C6) and Icebreaker (#A9B7C9).

In RGB terms — rgb(163, 182, 196) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A3B6C4: 10.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A3B6C4 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A3B6C4 color variations

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

#A3B6C4 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 #A3B6C4

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

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A3B6C4
  • RGB163, 182, 196
  • CMYK13, 5, 0, 23
  • CSSrgb(163, 182, 196)
  • HSL205°, 22%, 70%
  • HSL Precise205.455°, 21.854%, 70.392%
  • HSV205°, 17%, 77%
  • HSB205°, 17%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • GLSLvec3(0.639, 0.714, 0.769)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.639, 0.714, 0.769, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.639, 0.714, 0.769)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA3B6C4
  • DECIMAL ID10729156
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01