What color is #A7A7A7?

#A7A7A7 is a gray known as Moon Landing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Moon Landing?

The RGB value is 167, 167, 167: 167 red, 167 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Moon Landing?

The complementary color is #A7A7A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7A7A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Moon Landing color: hex code #A7A7A7

#A7A7A7 rgb(167, 167, 167)

Shades of gray

Moon Landing has the hex code #A7A7A7. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 65.5% green and 65.5% blue (167, 167, 167).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

Moon Landing (#A7A7A7) color codes

HEX	`#A7A7A7`
RGB	`rgb(167, 167, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 65.5%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 0%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.49, 0, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.49, 0, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.729, 38.643, 42.076)`
Decimal	`10987431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Moon Landing, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A7A7A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7A7A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A7A7A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7a7a7; }
.text { color: #a7a7a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7a7a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 167 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7a7a7, #a7a7a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #A7A7A7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A7A7A7?: #A7A7A7 is a gray known as Moon Landing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Moon Landing?: The RGB value is 167, 167, 167: 167 red, 167 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Moon Landing?: The complementary color is #A7A7A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7A7A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.