What color is #A7ABCB?

#A7ABCB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7ABCB?

The RGB value is 167, 171, 203: 167 red, 171 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7ABCB?

The complementary color is #CBC7A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7ABCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7ABCB color

#A7ABCB rgb(167, 171, 203)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A7ABCB is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 67.1% green and 79.6% blue (167, 171, 203).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 26% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#A7ABCB color codes

HEX	`#A7ABCB`
RGB	`rgb(167, 171, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 67.1%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 26%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 18%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 16%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.63, 5.23, -16.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.63, 17.52, 287.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.276, 41.652, 62.353)`
Decimal	`10988491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7ABCB, 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 #A7ABCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7ABCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	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 #A7ABCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7abcb; }
.text { color: #a7abcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7abcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 171 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7abcb, #b5a7cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A7ABCB?: #A7ABCB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7ABCB?: The RGB value is 167, 171, 203: 167 red, 171 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7ABCB?: The complementary color is #CBC7A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7ABCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.