What color is #A7A8AA?

#A7A8AA is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7A8AA?

The RGB value is 167, 168, 170: 167 red, 168 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7A8AA?

The complementary color is #AAA9A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7A8AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7A8AA color

#A7A8AA rgb(167, 168, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7A8AA is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 65.9% green and 66.7% blue (167, 168, 170).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 2% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ultimate Gray (#A9A8A9), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#A7A8AA color codes

HEX	`#A7A8AA`
RGB	`rgb(167, 168, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 65.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 2%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 2%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.84, 0.03, -1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.84, 1.15, 271.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.193, 39.123, 43.614)`
Decimal	`10987690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7A8AA, 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 #A7A8AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7A8AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	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 #A7A8AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7a8aa; }
.text { color: #a7a8aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7a8aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 168 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7a8aa, #a8a7aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A7A8AA?: #A7A8AA is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7A8AA?: The RGB value is 167, 168, 170: 167 red, 168 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7A8AA?: The complementary color is #AAA9A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7A8AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.