What color is #A7A3B6?

#A7A3B6 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 #A7A3B6?

The RGB value is 167, 163, 182: 167 red, 163 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7A3B6?

The complementary color is #B2B6A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7A3B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7A3B6 color

#A7A3B6 rgb(167, 163, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7A3B6 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 63.9% green and 71.4% blue (167, 163, 182).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 12% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% 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 8.56:1).

#A7A3B6 color codes

HEX	`#A7A3B6`
RGB	`rgb(167, 163, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 63.9%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 12%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 10%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 10%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.86, 5.16, -9.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.86, 10.6, 299.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.475, 37.787, 49.566)`
Decimal	`10986422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7A3B6, 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 #A7A3B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7A3B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	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 #A7A3B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7a3b6; }
.text { color: #a7a3b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7a3b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 163 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7a3b6, #b1a3b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A7A3B6?: #A7A3B6 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 #A7A3B6?: The RGB value is 167, 163, 182: 167 red, 163 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7A3B6?: The complementary color is #B2B6A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7A3B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.