What color is #A7B3C5?

#A7B3C5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7B3C5?

The RGB value is 167, 179, 197: 167 red, 179 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7B3C5?

The complementary color is #C5B9A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7B3C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7B3C5 color

#A7B3C5 rgb(167, 179, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7B3C5 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 70.2% green and 77.3% blue (167, 179, 197).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 21% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Sailor Boy (#AEBBD0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.9:1).

#A7B3C5 color codes

HEX	`#A7B3C5`
RGB	`rgb(167, 179, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 70.2%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 21%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 15%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 9%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.55, -0.45, -10.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.55, 10.55, 267.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.132, 44.486, 59.179)`
Decimal	`10990533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7B3C5, 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 #A7B3C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7B3C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.9:1	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 #A7B3C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7b3c5; }
.text { color: #a7b3c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7b3c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 179 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7b3c5, #aaa7c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A7B3C5?: #A7B3C5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7B3C5?: The RGB value is 167, 179, 197: 167 red, 179 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7B3C5?: The complementary color is #C5B9A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7B3C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.