All About Color #A3ABAE

#A3ABAE

About #A3ABAE

#A3ABAE is a light gray color with the hex code #A3ABAE. In RGB it is red 163, green 171, blue 174; in HSL it is hue 196°, saturation 6%, lightness 66%; in CMYK it is 6%, 2%, 0%, 32%. Its contrast ratio is 2.33:1 on white and 8.99:1 on black.

#A3ABAE Color Conversion

Hex tripletA3, AB, AE
CMYK6.32%, 1.72%, 0.00%, 31.76%
RGB Decimal163, 171, 174
HSL196°, 6%, 66%
RGB Octal243, 253, 256
HSV (HSB)196.36°, 6.32%, 68.24%
RGB Binary10100011, 10101011, 10101110
CIE-L*AB69.45, -2.22, -2.52
RGB Percent63.92%, 67.06%, 68.24%
CIE-L*CH69.45, 3.36, 228.70
XYZ37.31, 39.97, 45.79
CIE-L*UV69.45, -4.59, -3.34
xyY0.30, 0.32, 39.97
Hunter-Lab63.22, -5.30, 1.31
RYB63.92%, 65.74%, 68.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A3ABAE on a dark background: contrast 8.99:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#A3ABAE on a light background: contrast 2.33:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A3ABAE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A3ABAE · #D4D7D9 · #737E82 · #AEA6A3 · #D9D5D4

Analogous palette

#A3AEA6 · #A3AEAB · #A3ABAE · #A3A6AE · #A6A3AE

Triadic palette

#A3ABAE · #AEA3AB · #ABAEA3 · #D4D7D9 · #D9D4D7

Tetradic palette

#A3ABAE · #ABA3AE · #AEA6A3 · #A6AEA3 · #737E82

Monochromatic palette

#565E61 · #7B868A · #A3ABAE · #CCD0D1 · #F1F3F3

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