What color is #A7BFB2?

#A7BFB2 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7BFB2?

The RGB value is 167, 191, 178: 167 red, 191 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7BFB2?

The complementary color is #BFA7B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7BFB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7BFB2 color

#A7BFB2 rgb(167, 191, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7BFB2 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 74.9% green and 69.8% blue (167, 191, 178).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 16% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#A7BFB2 color codes

HEX	`#A7BFB2`
RGB	`rgb(167, 191, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 74.9%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 16%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 13%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 7%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.26, -10.71, 3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.26, 11.36, 160.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.601, 48.691, 49.265)`
Decimal	`10993586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7BFB2, 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 #A7BFB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7BFB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	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 #A7BFB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7bfb2; }
.text { color: #a7bfb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7bfb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 191 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7bfb2, #a7bfbe); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A7BFB2?: #A7BFB2 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7BFB2?: The RGB value is 167, 191, 178: 167 red, 191 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7BFB2?: The complementary color is #BFA7B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7BFB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.