What color is #A4B7BA?

#A4B7BA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4B7BA?

The RGB value is 164, 183, 186: 164 red, 183 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4B7BA?

The complementary color is #BAA7A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4B7BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4B7BA color

#A4B7BA rgb(164, 183, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4B7BA is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 71.8% green and 72.9% blue (164, 183, 186).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 14% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#A4B7BA color codes

HEX	`#A4B7BA`
RGB	`rgb(164, 183, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 71.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 14%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 12%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 2%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.09, -5.9, -3.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.09, 6.99, 212.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.104, 45.304, 53.024)`
Decimal	`10794938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4B7BA, 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 #A4B7BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4B7BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	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 #A4B7BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4b7ba; }
.text { color: #a4b7ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4b7ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 183 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4b7ba, #a4acba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A4B7BA?: #A4B7BA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4B7BA?: The RGB value is 164, 183, 186: 164 red, 183 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4B7BA?: The complementary color is #BAA7A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4B7BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.