What color is #A7BCD1?

#A7BCD1 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Rendez-Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7BCD1?

The RGB value is 167, 188, 209: 167 red, 188 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7BCD1?

The complementary color is #D1BCA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7BCD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7BCD1 color

#A7BCD1 rgb(167, 188, 209)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A7BCD1 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 73.7% green and 82% blue (167, 188, 209).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 31% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Rendez-Blue (#ABBED0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#A7BCD1 color codes

HEX	`#A7BCD1`
RGB	`rgb(167, 188, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 73.7%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 31%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 20%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 10%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.32, -2.69, -12.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.32, 13.23, 258.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.425, 48.784, 67.332)`
Decimal	`10992849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7BCD1, 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 #A7BCD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7BCD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	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 #A7BCD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7bcd1; }
.text { color: #a7bcd1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7bcd1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 188 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7bcd1, #a7a7d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A7BCD1?: #A7BCD1 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Rendez-Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7BCD1?: The RGB value is 167, 188, 209: 167 red, 188 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7BCD1?: The complementary color is #D1BCA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7BCD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.