What color is #A7B3A9?

#A7B3A9 is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7B3A9?

The RGB value is 167, 179, 169: 167 red, 179 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7B3A9?

The complementary color is #B3A7B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7B3A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7B3A9 color

#A7B3A9 rgb(167, 179, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7B3A9 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 70.2% green and 66.3% blue (167, 179, 169).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 7% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#A7B3A9 color codes

HEX	`#A7B3A9`
RGB	`rgb(167, 179, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 70.2%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 7%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 7%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.77, -6.09, 3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.77, 7.11, 148.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.217, 43.32, 43.824)`
Decimal	`10990505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7B3A9, 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 #A7B3A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7B3A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	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 #A7B3A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7b3a9; }
.text { color: #a7b3a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7b3a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 179 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7b3a9, #a7b3af); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A7B3A9?: #A7B3A9 is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7B3A9?: The RGB value is 167, 179, 169: 167 red, 179 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7B3A9?: The complementary color is #B3A7B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7B3A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.