What color is #A7A897?

#A7A897 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7A897?

The RGB value is 167, 168, 151: 167 red, 168 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7A897?

The complementary color is #9897A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7A897?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7A897 color

#A7A897 rgb(167, 168, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7A897 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 65.9% green and 59.2% blue (167, 168, 151).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 9% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#A7A897 color codes

HEX	`#A7A897`
RGB	`rgb(167, 168, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 65.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 9%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 10%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 10%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.35, -3.44, 8.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.35, 9.32, 111.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.524, 38.455, 34.823)`
Decimal	`10987671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7A897, 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 #A7A897	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7A897 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #A7A897 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7a897; }
.text { color: #a7a897; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7a897; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 168 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7a897, #9fa897); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A7A897?: #A7A897 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7A897?: The RGB value is 167, 168, 151: 167 red, 168 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7A897?: The complementary color is #9897A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7A897?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.