What color is #A7B9C3?

#A7B9C3 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7B9C3?

The RGB value is 167, 185, 195: 167 red, 185 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7B9C3?

The complementary color is #C3B1A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7B9C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7B9C3 color

#A7B9C3 rgb(167, 185, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7B9C3 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 72.5% green and 76.5% blue (167, 185, 195).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 19% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Stormy (#B0BCC3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#A7B9C3 color codes

HEX	`#A7B9C3`
RGB	`rgb(167, 185, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 72.5%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 19%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 14%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 5%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.1, -4.11, -7.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.1, 8.25, 240.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.133, 46.853, 58.39)`
Decimal	`10992067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7B9C3, 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 #A7B9C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7B9C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	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 #A7B9C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7b9c3; }
.text { color: #a7b9c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7b9c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 185 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7b9c3, #a7abc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A7B9C3?: #A7B9C3 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7B9C3?: The RGB value is 167, 185, 195: 167 red, 185 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7B9C3?: The complementary color is #C3B1A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7B9C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.