What color is #A7ACB2?

#A7ACB2 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7ACB2?

The RGB value is 167, 172, 178: 167 red, 172 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7ACB2?

The complementary color is #B2ADA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7ACB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7ACB2 color

#A7ACB2 rgb(167, 172, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7ACB2 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 67.5% green and 69.8% blue (167, 172, 178).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 7% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Dark Gray (#A9A9A9), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#A7ACB2 color codes

HEX	`#A7ACB2`
RGB	`rgb(167, 172, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 67.5%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 7%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 6%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.13, -0.59, -3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.13, 3.73, 260.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.723, 40.935, 47.972)`
Decimal	`10988722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7ACB2, 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 #A7ACB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7ACB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	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 #A7ACB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7acb2; }
.text { color: #a7acb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7acb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 172 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7acb2, #a8a7b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A7ACB2?: #A7ACB2 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7ACB2?: The RGB value is 167, 172, 178: 167 red, 172 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7ACB2?: The complementary color is #B2ADA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7ACB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.