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#A7AA9D Color

#A7AA9D is rgb(167, 170, 157) in RGB, hsl(74, 7%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 0%, 8%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Silver Foil (#AFB1AE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A7AA9D
HEX#A7AA9D
RGBrgb(167, 170, 157)
HSLhsl(74, 7%, 64%)
HSVhsv(74, 8%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 8%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(73.2% 0.019 117.4)
LABlab(69.08% -2.89 6.34)
LCHlch(69.08% 6.97 114.52)

What #A7AA9D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A7AA9D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Silver Foil#AFB1AEΔE 6.08Dark Gray#A9A9A9ΔE 6.97Quick Silver#A6A6A6ΔE 7.03Silver Chalice#ACACACΔE 7.08Greige#BEB7A4ΔE 7.63Philippine Silver#B3B3B3ΔE 7.96

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#A7AA9D Channel Values

How #A7AA9D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 167 · G 170 · B 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 7% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 8% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.36:1 vs white · 8.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A7AA9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A7AA9D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A7AA9D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A7AA9D
Complementary
#A09DAA
Analogous
#AAA69D
Analogous
#A0AA9D
Triadic
#9DA7AA
Triadic
#AA9DA7
Split comp.
#9DA0AA
Split comp.
#A69DAA

Tints & Shades of #A7AA9D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B3B5AA
#BFC1B8
#CBCDC6
#D5D7D1
#E2E3DE
#EEEEEC

Shades

#919484
#7C806F
#65685A
#4F5247
#383932
#22231F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A7AA9D.

How #A7AA9D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A7AA9D
Protanopia#A9A99D
Protanomaly#A9AA9D
Deuteranopia#A9A99D
Deuteranomaly#A8A99D
Tritanopia#A9A8A8
Tritanomaly#A8A9A4
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

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Using #A7AA9D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a7aa9d: #A7AA9D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A7AA9D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a7aa9d': '#A7AA9D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.667, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_a7aa9d">#A7AA9D</color>
SVG fillfill="#A7AA9D"

More Gray Colors

#A7AA9D sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

27272ad9d9d9292524d8d8d8292929d6d6d62a2d2fd6d3d12b2b2bd4d4d82e2e2ed4d4d435383943494e51484f5c5c5c6b6e707968788389968e8c84a1a1a1acacacbebebed1d1d1

#A7AA9D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A7AA9D?

#A7AA9D is a light gray — rgb(167, 170, 157) in RGB and hsl(74, 7%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Silver Foil (#AFB1AE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #A7AA9D?

#A7AA9D is rgb(167, 170, 157) — red 167, green 170, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A7AA9D?

#A7AA9D converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 0%, 8%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A7AA9D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A7AA9D scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A7AA9D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A7AA9D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 6.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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