Information about #A3BCBB color

#A3BCBB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A3BCBB falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(163, 188, 187) — 63.9% red, 73.7% green, 73.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 10 / 0 / 0 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A3BCBB is a calm, restrained water-like cyan that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Rivendell (#A9BDB6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Eskimo (#A2B4BA) and Chi (#9FBFC2).

In RGB terms — rgb(163, 188, 187) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A3BCBB: 10.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A3BCBB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A3BCBB color variations

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

#A3BCBB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A3BCBB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A3BCBB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A3BCBB 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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#A3BCBB 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 #A3BCBB

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

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Ashanti color link
Ashanti

#A6BBB3

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Shadow Green color link
Shadow Green

#9AC0B6

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

OnlyUp Coin color link
OnlyUp Coin

#B0BABA

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

#A3BCBB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A3BCBB
  • RGB163, 188, 187
  • CMYK10, 0, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(163, 188, 187)
  • HSL178°, 16%, 69%
  • HSL Precise177.6°, 15.723%, 68.824%
  • HSV178°, 13%, 74%
  • HSB178°, 13%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • GLSLvec3(0.639, 0.737, 0.733)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.639, 0.737, 0.733, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.639, 0.737, 0.733)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA3BCBB
  • DECIMAL ID10730683
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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