All About Color #A3A6AE

#A3A6AE

About #A3A6AE

#A3A6AE is a light gray color with the hex code #A3A6AE. In RGB it is red 163, green 166, blue 174; in HSL it is hue 224°, saturation 6%, lightness 66%; in CMYK it is 6%, 5%, 0%, 32%. Its contrast ratio is 2.44:1 on white and 8.62:1 on black.

#A3A6AE Color Conversion

Hex tripletA3, A6, AE
CMYK6.32%, 4.60%, 0.00%, 31.76%
RGB Decimal163, 166, 174
HSL224°, 6%, 66%
RGB Octal243, 246, 256
HSV (HSB)223.64°, 6.32%, 68.24%
RGB Binary10100011, 10100110, 10101110
CIE-L*AB68.11, 0.51, -4.50
RGB Percent63.92%, 65.10%, 68.24%
CIE-L*CH68.11, 4.53, 276.48
XYZ36.38, 38.11, 45.48
CIE-L*UV68.11, -2.11, -6.73
xyY0.30, 0.32, 38.11
Hunter-Lab61.74, -2.85, -0.46
RYB63.92%, 64.85%, 68.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A3A6AE on a dark background: contrast 8.62:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A3A6AE on a light background: contrast 2.44:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A3A6AE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A3A6AE · #D4D5D9 · #737782 · #AEABA3 · #D9D7D4

Analogous palette

#A3AEAB · #A3ABAE · #A3A6AE · #A6A3AE · #ABA3AE

Triadic palette

#A3A6AE · #AEA3A6 · #A6AEA3 · #D4D5D9 · #D9D4D5

Tetradic palette

#A3A6AE · #AEA3AB · #AEABA3 · #A3AEA6 · #737782

Monochromatic palette

#565961 · #7B7F8A · #A3A6AE · #CCCDD1 · #F1F2F3

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