What color is #A7ADB5?

#A7ADB5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7ADB5?

The RGB value is 167, 173, 181: 167 red, 173 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7ADB5?

The complementary color is #B5AFA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7ADB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7ADB5 color

#A7ADB5 rgb(167, 173, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7ADB5 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 67.8% green and 71% blue (167, 173, 181).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 9% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#A7ADB5 color codes

HEX	`#A7ADB5`
RGB	`rgb(167, 173, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 67.8%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 9%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 8%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.48, -0.53, -4.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.48, 4.85, 263.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.219, 41.438, 49.639)`
Decimal	`10988981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7ADB5, 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 #A7ADB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7ADB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	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 #A7ADB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7adb5; }
.text { color: #a7adb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7adb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 173 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7adb5, #a8a7b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A7ADB5?: #A7ADB5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7ADB5?: The RGB value is 167, 173, 181: 167 red, 173 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7ADB5?: The complementary color is #B5AFA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7ADB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.