What color is #A7BDAB?

#A7BDAB 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 #A7BDAB?

The RGB value is 167, 189, 171: 167 red, 189 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7BDAB?

The complementary color is #BDA7B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7BDAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7BDAB color

#A7BDAB rgb(167, 189, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7BDAB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 74.1% green and 67.1% blue (167, 189, 171).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 14% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#A7BDAB color codes

HEX	`#A7BDAB`
RGB	`rgb(167, 189, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 74.1%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 14%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 12%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 10%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.54, -10.99, 6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.54, 12.8, 149.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.483, 47.55, 45.513)`
Decimal	`10993067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7BDAB, 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 #A7BDAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7BDAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	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 #A7BDAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7bdab; }
.text { color: #a7bdab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7bdab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 189 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7bdab, #a7bdb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A7BDAB?: #A7BDAB 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 #A7BDAB?: The RGB value is 167, 189, 171: 167 red, 189 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7BDAB?: The complementary color is #BDA7B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7BDAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.