What color is #A7BCAD?

#A7BCAD 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 #A7BCAD?

The RGB value is 167, 188, 173: 167 red, 188 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7BCAD?

The complementary color is #BCA7B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7BCAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7BCAD color

#A7BCAD rgb(167, 188, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7BCAD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 73.7% green and 67.8% blue (167, 188, 173).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 14% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.44:1).

#A7BCAD color codes

HEX	`#A7BCAD`
RGB	`rgb(167, 188, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 73.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 14%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 11%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 8%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.32, -10.09, 5.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.32, 11.33, 152.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.461, 47.198, 46.453)`
Decimal	`10992813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7BCAD, 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 #A7BCAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7BCAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.44:1	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 #A7BCAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7bcad; }
.text { color: #a7bcad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7bcad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 188 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7bcad, #a7bcb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A7BCAD?: #A7BCAD 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 #A7BCAD?: The RGB value is 167, 188, 173: 167 red, 188 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7BCAD?: The complementary color is #BCA7B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7BCAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.