What color is #A7ACAE?

#A7ACAE is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7ACAE?

The RGB value is 167, 172, 174: 167 red, 172 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7ACAE?

The complementary color is #AEA9A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7ACAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7ACAE color

#A7ACAE rgb(167, 172, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7ACAE is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 67.5% green and 68.2% blue (167, 172, 174).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 4% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#A7ACAE color codes

HEX	`#A7ACAE`
RGB	`rgb(167, 172, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 67.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 4%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 4%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.02, -1.37, -1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.02, 2.14, 230.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.327, 40.776, 45.888)`
Decimal	`10988718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7ACAE, 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 #A7ACAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7ACAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	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 #A7ACAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7acae; }
.text { color: #a7acae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7acae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 172 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7acae, #a7a9ae); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A7ACAE?: #A7ACAE is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7ACAE?: The RGB value is 167, 172, 174: 167 red, 172 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7ACAE?: The complementary color is #AEA9A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7ACAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.