What color is #A7A6A3?

#A7A6A3 is a gray, closest to the named color Cathedral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7A6A3?

The RGB value is 167, 166, 163: 167 red, 166 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7A6A3?

The complementary color is #A3A4A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7A6A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7A6A3 color

#A7A6A3 rgb(167, 166, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7A6A3 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 65.1% green and 63.9% blue (167, 166, 163).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 2% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 2% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cathedral (#ACAAA7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#A7A6A3 color codes

HEX	`#A7A6A3`
RGB	`rgb(167, 166, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 65.1%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 2%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 2%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 2%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.12, -0.2, 1.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.12, 1.69, 96.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.182, 38.132, 40.097)`
Decimal	`10987171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7A6A3, 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 #A7A6A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7A6A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #A7A6A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7a6a3; }
.text { color: #a7a6a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7a6a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 166 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7a6a3, #a6a7a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A7A6A3?: #A7A6A3 is a gray, closest to the named color Cathedral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7A6A3?: The RGB value is 167, 166, 163: 167 red, 166 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7A6A3?: The complementary color is #A3A4A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7A6A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.