What color is #A7BAA0?

#A7BAA0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7BAA0?

The RGB value is 167, 186, 160: 167 red, 186 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7BAA0?

The complementary color is #B3A0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7BAA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7BAA0 color

#A7BAA0 rgb(167, 186, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #A7BAA0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 72.9% green and 62.7% blue (167, 186, 160).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 16% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#A7BAA0 color codes

HEX	`#A7BAA0`
RGB	`rgb(167, 186, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 72.9%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 16%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 14%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 14%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.46, -11.42, 11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.46, 15.85, 136.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.839, 45.871, 40.006)`
Decimal	`10992288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7BAA0, 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 #A7BAA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7BAA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	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 #A7BAA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7baa0; }
.text { color: #a7baa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7baa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 186 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7baa0, #a0baa6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A7BAA0?: #A7BAA0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7BAA0?: The RGB value is 167, 186, 160: 167 red, 186 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7BAA0?: The complementary color is #B3A0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7BAA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.