What color is #A7ACBA?

#A7ACBA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7ACBA?

The RGB value is 167, 172, 186: 167 red, 172 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7ACBA?

The complementary color is #BAB5A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7ACBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7ACBA color

#A7ACBA rgb(167, 172, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7ACBA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 67.5% green and 72.9% blue (167, 172, 186).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 12% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#A7ACBA color codes

HEX	`#A7ACBA`
RGB	`rgb(167, 172, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 67.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 12%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 10%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 8%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.36, 1.04, -7.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.36, 7.83, 277.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.55, 41.265, 52.326)`
Decimal	`10988730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7ACBA, 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 #A7ACBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7ACBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	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 #A7ACBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7acba; }
.text { color: #a7acba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7acba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 172 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7acba, #aba7ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A7ACBA?: #A7ACBA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7ACBA?: The RGB value is 167, 172, 186: 167 red, 172 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7ACBA?: The complementary color is #BAB5A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7ACBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.