What color is #A7C1B2?

#A7C1B2 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 #A7C1B2?

The RGB value is 167, 193, 178: 167 red, 193 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7C1B2?

The complementary color is #C1A7B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7C1B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7C1B2 color

#A7C1B2 rgb(167, 193, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7C1B2 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 75.7% green and 69.8% blue (167, 193, 178).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 17% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.91:1).

#A7C1B2 color codes

HEX	`#A7C1B2`
RGB	`rgb(167, 193, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 75.7%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 17%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 13%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 8%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.8, -11.75, 4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.8, 12.61, 158.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.04, 49.569, 49.411)`
Decimal	`10994098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7C1B2, 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 #A7C1B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7C1B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.91:1	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 #A7C1B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7c1b2; }
.text { color: #a7c1b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7c1b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 193 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7c1b2, #a7c1bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A7C1B2?: #A7C1B2 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 #A7C1B2?: The RGB value is 167, 193, 178: 167 red, 193 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7C1B2?: The complementary color is #C1A7B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7C1B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.