What color is #A7BAA6?

#A7BAA6 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 #A7BAA6?

The RGB value is 167, 186, 166: 167 red, 186 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7BAA6?

The complementary color is #B9A6BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7BAA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7BAA6 color

#A7BAA6 rgb(167, 186, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #A7BAA6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 72.9% green and 65.1% blue (167, 186, 166).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 13% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#A7BAA6 color codes

HEX	`#A7BAA6`
RGB	`rgb(167, 186, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 72.9%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 13%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 11%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 11%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.6, -10.35, 7.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.6, 13.04, 142.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.377, 46.086, 42.837)`
Decimal	`10992294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7BAA6, 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 #A7BAA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7BAA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	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 #A7BAA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7baa6; }
.text { color: #a7baa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7baa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 186 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7baa6, #a6baaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A7BAA6?: #A7BAA6 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 #A7BAA6?: The RGB value is 167, 186, 166: 167 red, 186 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7BAA6?: The complementary color is #B9A6BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7BAA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.