What color is #A7ABA6?

#A7ABA6 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7ABA6?

The RGB value is 167, 171, 166: 167 red, 171 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7ABA6?

The complementary color is #AAA6AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7ABA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7ABA6 color

#A7ABA6 rgb(167, 171, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7ABA6 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 67.1% green and 65.1% blue (167, 171, 166).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 3% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#A7ABA6 color codes

HEX	`#A7ABA6`
RGB	`rgb(167, 171, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 67.1%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 3%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 3%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.54, -2.36, 2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.54, 3.14, 138.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.381, 40.094, 41.839)`
Decimal	`10988454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7ABA6, 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 #A7ABA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7ABA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	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 #A7ABA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7aba6; }
.text { color: #a7aba6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7aba6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 171 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7aba6, #a6aba8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A7ABA6?: #A7ABA6 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7ABA6?: The RGB value is 167, 171, 166: 167 red, 171 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7ABA6?: The complementary color is #AAA6AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7ABA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.