What color is #A7BFBB?

#A7BFBB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7BFBB?

The RGB value is 167, 191, 187: 167 red, 191 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7BFBB?

The complementary color is #BFA7AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7BFBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7BFBB color

#A7BFBB rgb(167, 191, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7BFBB is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 74.9% green and 73.3% blue (167, 191, 187).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 16% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#A7BFBB color codes

HEX	`#A7BFBB`
RGB	`rgb(167, 191, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 74.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 16%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 13%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.49, -8.94, -0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.49, 8.97, 184.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.535, 49.064, 54.181)`
Decimal	`10993595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7BFBB, 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 #A7BFBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7BFBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	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 #A7BFBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7bfbb; }
.text { color: #a7bfbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7bfbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 191 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7bfbb, #a7b7bf); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A7BFBB?: #A7BFBB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7BFBB?: The RGB value is 167, 191, 187: 167 red, 191 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7BFBB?: The complementary color is #BFA7AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7BFBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.