What color is #A7B4A3?

#A7B4A3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7B4A3?

The RGB value is 167, 180, 163: 167 red, 180 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7B4A3?

The complementary color is #B0A3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7B4A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7B4A3 color

#A7B4A3 rgb(167, 180, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7B4A3 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 70.6% green and 63.9% blue (167, 180, 163).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 10% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Salvia (#A8B59E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#A7B4A3 color codes

HEX	`#A7B4A3`
RGB	`rgb(167, 180, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 70.6%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 10%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 9%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 9%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.89, -7.73, 7.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.89, 10.52, 137.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.867, 43.502, 40.992)`
Decimal	`10990755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7B4A3, 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 #A7B4A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7B4A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	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 #A7B4A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7b4a3; }
.text { color: #a7b4a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7b4a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 180 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7b4a3, #a3b4a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A7B4A3?: #A7B4A3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7B4A3?: The RGB value is 167, 180, 163: 167 red, 180 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7B4A3?: The complementary color is #B0A3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7B4A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.