What color is #A7B9AA?

#A7B9AA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7B9AA?

The RGB value is 167, 185, 170: 167 red, 185 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7B9AA?

The complementary color is #B9A7B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7B9AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7B9AA color

#A7B9AA rgb(167, 185, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7B9AA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 72.5% green and 66.7% blue (167, 185, 170).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 11% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#A7B9AA color codes

HEX	`#A7B9AA`
RGB	`rgb(167, 185, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 72.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 11%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 10%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 8%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.43, -9.08, 5.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.43, 10.62, 148.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.54, 45.815, 44.73)`
Decimal	`10992042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7B9AA, 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 #A7B9AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7B9AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	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 #A7B9AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7b9aa; }
.text { color: #a7b9aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7b9aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 185 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7b9aa, #a7b9b3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A7B9AA?: #A7B9AA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7B9AA?: The RGB value is 167, 185, 170: 167 red, 185 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7B9AA?: The complementary color is #B9A7B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7B9AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.