What color is #A7B7AB?

#A7B7AB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7B7AB?

The RGB value is 167, 183, 171: 167 red, 183 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7B7AB?

The complementary color is #B7A7B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7B7AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7B7AB color

#A7B7AB rgb(167, 183, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7B7AB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 71.8% green and 67.1% blue (167, 183, 171).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 10% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

#A7B7AB color codes

HEX	`#A7B7AB`
RGB	`rgb(167, 183, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 71.8%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 10%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 9%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 7%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.91, -7.84, 4.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.91, 8.9, 151.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.219, 45.022, 45.091)`
Decimal	`10991531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7B7AB, 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 #A7B7AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7B7AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	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 #A7B7AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7b7ab; }
.text { color: #a7b7ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7b7ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 183 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7b7ab, #a7b7b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A7B7AB?: #A7B7AB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7B7AB?: The RGB value is 167, 183, 171: 167 red, 183 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7B7AB?: The complementary color is #B7A7B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7B7AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.