What color is #A7BFAA?

#A7BFAA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7BFAA?

The RGB value is 167, 191, 170: 167 red, 191 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7BFAA?

The complementary color is #BFA7BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7BFAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7BFAA color

#A7BFAA rgb(167, 191, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #A7BFAA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 74.9% green and 66.7% blue (167, 191, 170).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 16% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#A7BFAA color codes

HEX	`#A7BFAA`
RGB	`rgb(167, 191, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 74.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 16%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 13%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 11%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.06, -12.22, 7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.06, 14.53, 147.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.821, 48.379, 45.157)`
Decimal	`10993578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7BFAA, 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 #A7BFAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7BFAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	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 #A7BFAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7bfaa; }
.text { color: #a7bfaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7bfaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 191 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7bfaa, #a7bfb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A7BFAA?: #A7BFAA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7BFAA?: The RGB value is 167, 191, 170: 167 red, 191 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7BFAA?: The complementary color is #BFA7BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7BFAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.