What color is #A7AAC2?

#A7AAC2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7AAC2?

The RGB value is 167, 170, 194: 167 red, 170 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7AAC2?

The complementary color is #C2BFA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7AAC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7AAC2 color

#A7AAC2 rgb(167, 170, 194)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A7AAC2 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 66.7% green and 76.1% blue (167, 170, 194).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 18% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#A7AAC2 color codes

HEX	`#A7AAC2`
RGB	`rgb(167, 170, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 66.7%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 18%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 14%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 12%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.08, 3.82, -12.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.08, 13.16, 286.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.047, 40.86, 56.805)`
Decimal	`10988226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7AAC2, 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 #A7AAC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7AAC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	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 #A7AAC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7aac2; }
.text { color: #a7aac2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7aac2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 170 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7aac2, #b2a7c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A7AAC2?: #A7AAC2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7AAC2?: The RGB value is 167, 170, 194: 167 red, 170 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7AAC2?: The complementary color is #C2BFA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7AAC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.