What color is #A7B5AF?

#A7B5AF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7B5AF?

The RGB value is 167, 181, 175: 167 red, 181 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7B5AF?

The complementary color is #B5A7AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7B5AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7B5AF color

#A7B5AF rgb(167, 181, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7B5AF is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 71% green and 68.6% blue (167, 181, 175).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 9% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

#A7B5AF color codes

HEX	`#A7B5AF`
RGB	`rgb(167, 181, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 71%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 9%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 8%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 3%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.47, -6.02, 1.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.47, 6.17, 167.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.196, 44.358, 46.993)`
Decimal	`10991023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7B5AF, 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 #A7B5AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7B5AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	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 #A7B5AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7b5af; }
.text { color: #a7b5af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7b5af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 181 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7b5af, #a7b4b5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A7B5AF?: #A7B5AF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7B5AF?: The RGB value is 167, 181, 175: 167 red, 181 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7B5AF?: The complementary color is #B5A7AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7B5AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.