All About Color #A3A8A8

#A3A8A8

About #A3A8A8

#A3A8A8 is a light gray color with the hex code #A3A8A8. In RGB it is red 163, green 168, blue 168; in HSL it is hue 180°, saturation 3%, lightness 65%; in CMYK it is 3%, 0%, 0%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 2.41:1 on white and 8.72:1 on black.

#A3A8A8 Color Conversion

Hex tripletA3, A8, A8
CMYK2.98%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 34.12%
RGB Decimal163, 168, 168
HSL180°, 3%, 65%
RGB Octal243, 250, 250
HSV (HSB)180.00°, 2.98%, 65.88%
RGB Binary10100011, 10101000, 10101000
CIE-L*AB68.47, -1.77, -0.63
RGB Percent63.92%, 65.88%, 65.88%
CIE-L*CH68.47, 1.87, 199.50
XYZ36.17, 38.62, 42.59
CIE-L*UV68.47, -2.80, -0.60
xyY0.31, 0.33, 38.62
Hunter-Lab62.14, -4.85, 2.86
RYB63.92%, 64.90%, 65.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A3A8A8 on a dark background: contrast 8.72:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A3A8A8 on a light background: contrast 2.41:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A3A8A8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A3A8A8 · #D2D5D5 · #747B7B · #A8A3A3 · #D5D2D2

Analogous palette

#A3A8A3 · #A3A8A6 · #A3A8A8 · #A3A6A8 · #A3A3A8

Triadic palette

#A3A8A8 · #A8A3A8 · #A8A8A3 · #D2D5D5 · #D5D2D5

Tetradic palette

#A3A8A8 · #A6A3A8 · #A8A3A3 · #A6A8A3 · #747B7B

Monochromatic palette

#575C5C · #7C8383 · #A3A8A8 · #CACECE · #F2F3F3

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