What color is #A7BAB7?

#A7BAB7 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7BAB7?

The RGB value is 167, 186, 183: 167 red, 186 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7BAB7?

The complementary color is #BAA7AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7BAB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7BAB7 color

#A7BAB7 rgb(167, 186, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7BAB7 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 72.9% green and 71.8% blue (167, 186, 183).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 12% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#A7BAB7 color codes

HEX	`#A7BAB7`
RGB	`rgb(167, 186, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 72.9%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 12%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 10%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 2%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.03, -7.1, -0.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.03, 7.14, 185.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.041, 46.751, 51.6)`
Decimal	`10992311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7BAB7, 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 #A7BAB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7BAB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	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 #A7BAB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7bab7; }
.text { color: #a7bab7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7bab7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 186 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7bab7, #a7b3ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A7BAB7?: #A7BAB7 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7BAB7?: The RGB value is 167, 186, 183: 167 red, 186 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7BAB7?: The complementary color is #BAA7AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7BAB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.