What color is #A7A29F?

#A7A29F is a gray, closest to the named color Shadow of the Colossus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7A29F?

The RGB value is 167, 162, 159: 167 red, 162 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7A29F?

The complementary color is #9FA4A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7A29F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7A29F color

#A7A29F rgb(167, 162, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7A29F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 63.5% green and 62.4% blue (167, 162, 159).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 4% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 5% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Shadow of the Colossus (#A3A2A1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#A7A29F color codes

HEX	`#A7A29F`
RGB	`rgb(167, 162, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 63.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 4%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 5%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 5%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.95, 1.25, 2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.95, 2.53, 60.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.114, 36.56, 38.001)`
Decimal	`10986143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7A29F, 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 #A7A29F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7A29F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	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 #A7A29F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7a29f; }
.text { color: #a7a29f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7a29f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 162 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7a29f, #a7a69f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A7A29F?: #A7A29F is a gray, closest to the named color Shadow of the Colossus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7A29F?: The RGB value is 167, 162, 159: 167 red, 162 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7A29F?: The complementary color is #9FA4A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7A29F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.