What color is #A7AEB5?

#A7AEB5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7AEB5?

The RGB value is 167, 174, 181: 167 red, 174 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7AEB5?

The complementary color is #B5AEA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7AEB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7AEB5 color

#A7AEB5 rgb(167, 174, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7AEB5 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 68.2% green and 71% blue (167, 174, 181).

Its hue angle is 210°, 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 Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#A7AEB5 color codes

HEX	`#A7AEB5`
RGB	`rgb(167, 174, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 68.2%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 9%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 8%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.75, -1.07, -4.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.75, 4.56, 256.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.411, 41.823, 49.703)`
Decimal	`10989237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7AEB5, 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 #A7AEB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7AEB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	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 #A7AEB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7aeb5; }
.text { color: #a7aeb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7aeb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 174 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7aeb5, #a7a7b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A7AEB5?: #A7AEB5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7AEB5?: The RGB value is 167, 174, 181: 167 red, 174 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7AEB5?: The complementary color is #B5AEA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7AEB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.