What color is #A7A1B3?

#A7A1B3 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7A1B3?

The RGB value is 167, 161, 179: 167 red, 161 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7A1B3?

The complementary color is #ADB3A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7A1B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7A1B3 color

#A7A1B3 rgb(167, 161, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7A1B3 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 63.1% green and 70.2% blue (167, 161, 179).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 11% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#A7A1B3 color codes

HEX	`#A7A1B3`
RGB	`rgb(167, 161, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 63.1%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 11%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 10%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 10%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.25, 5.65, -8.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.25, 10.22, 303.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.816, 36.96, 47.833)`
Decimal	`10985907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7A1B3, 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 #A7A1B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7A1B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	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 #A7A1B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7a1b3; }
.text { color: #a7a1b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7a1b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 161 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7a1b3, #b0a1b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A7A1B3?: #A7A1B3 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7A1B3?: The RGB value is 167, 161, 179: 167 red, 161 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7A1B3?: The complementary color is #ADB3A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7A1B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.