What color is #A4A7AD?

#A4A7AD is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4A7AD?

The RGB value is 164, 167, 173: 164 red, 167 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4A7AD?

The complementary color is #ADAAA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4A7AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4A7AD color

#A4A7AD rgb(164, 167, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4A7AD is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 65.5% green and 67.8% blue (164, 167, 173).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 5% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Ultimate Gray (#A9A8A9), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#A4A7AD color codes

HEX	`#A4A7AD`
RGB	`rgb(164, 167, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 65.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 5%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 5%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.42, 0.11, -3.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.42, 3.46, 271.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.67, 38.547, 45.035)`
Decimal	`10790829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4A7AD, 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 #A4A7AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4A7AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	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 #A4A7AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4a7ad; }
.text { color: #a4a7ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4a7ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 167 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4a7ad, #a6a4ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A4A7AD?: #A4A7AD is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4A7AD?: The RGB value is 164, 167, 173: 164 red, 167 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4A7AD?: The complementary color is #ADAAA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4A7AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.