What color is #A7A695?

#A7A695 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7A695?

The RGB value is 167, 166, 149: 167 red, 166 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7A695?

The complementary color is #9596A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7A695?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7A695 color

#A7A695 rgb(167, 166, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7A695 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 65.1% green and 58.4% blue (167, 166, 149).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 9% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#A7A695 color codes

HEX	`#A7A695`
RGB	`rgb(167, 166, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 65.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 9%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 11%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 11%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.77, -2.7, 8.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.77, 9.33, 106.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.997, 37.658, 33.853)`
Decimal	`10987157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7A695, 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 #A7A695	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7A695 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #A7A695 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7a695; }
.text { color: #a7a695; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7a695; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 166 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7a695, #9fa795); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A7A695?: #A7A695 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7A695?: The RGB value is 167, 166, 149: 167 red, 166 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7A695?: The complementary color is #9596A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7A695?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.