What color is #A7B1A5?

#A7B1A5 is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7B1A5?

The RGB value is 167, 177, 165: 167 red, 177 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7B1A5?

The complementary color is #AFA5B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7B1A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7B1A5 color

#A7B1A5 rgb(167, 177, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7B1A5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 69.4% green and 64.7% blue (167, 177, 165).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 7% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#A7B1A5 color codes

HEX	`#A7B1A5`
RGB	`rgb(167, 177, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 69.4%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 7%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 7%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 7%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.13, -5.77, 4.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.13, 7.59, 139.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.449, 42.376, 41.744)`
Decimal	`10989989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7B1A5, 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 #A7B1A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7B1A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	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 #A7B1A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7b1a5; }
.text { color: #a7b1a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7b1a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 177 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7b1a5, #a5b1a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A7B1A5?: #A7B1A5 is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7B1A5?: The RGB value is 167, 177, 165: 167 red, 177 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7B1A5?: The complementary color is #AFA5B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7B1A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.