What color is #A7AEBE?

#A7AEBE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7AEBE?

The RGB value is 167, 174, 190: 167 red, 174 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7AEBE?

The complementary color is #BEB7A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7AEBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7AEBE color

#A7AEBE rgb(167, 174, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7AEBE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 68.2% green and 74.5% blue (167, 174, 190).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 15% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#A7AEBE color codes

HEX	`#A7AEBE`
RGB	`rgb(167, 174, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 68.2%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 15%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 12%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.01, 0.78, -8.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.01, 9.03, 274.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.365, 42.205, 54.725)`
Decimal	`10989246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7AEBE, 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 #A7AEBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7AEBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	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 #A7AEBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7aebe; }
.text { color: #a7aebe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7aebe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 174 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7aebe, #aba7be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A7AEBE?: #A7AEBE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7AEBE?: The RGB value is 167, 174, 190: 167 red, 174 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7AEBE?: The complementary color is #BEB7A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7AEBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.