What color is #A7AAA9?

#A7AAA9 is a gray, closest to the named color Elephant in the Room. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7AAA9?

The RGB value is 167, 170, 169: 167 red, 170 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7AAA9?

The complementary color is #AAA7A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7AAA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7AAA9 color

#A7AAA9 rgb(167, 170, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7AAA9 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 66.7% green and 66.3% blue (167, 170, 169).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 2% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Elephant in the Room (#A8A9A8), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#A7AAA9 color codes

HEX	`#A7AAA9`
RGB	`rgb(167, 170, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 66.7%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 2%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 2%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.35, -1.25, 0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.35, 1.26, 173.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.471, 39.829, 43.242)`
Decimal	`10988201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7AAA9, 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 #A7AAA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7AAA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	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 #A7AAA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7aaa9; }
.text { color: #a7aaa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7aaa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 170 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7aaa9, #a7aaaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A7AAA9?: #A7AAA9 is a gray, closest to the named color Elephant in the Room. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7AAA9?: The RGB value is 167, 170, 169: 167 red, 170 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7AAA9?: The complementary color is #AAA7A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7AAA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.