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HEX A7AFBC - #A7AFBC, RGB(167,175,188) Color


Color Name: Cadet Gray*
Hex Color Code: #A7AFBC
RGB Color Code: RGB(167, 175, 188)
CMYK Values*: 11.2%, 6.9%, 0.0%, 26.3%



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What color is A7AFBC?

The RGB color code for color number #A7AFBC is RGB(167, 175, 188). In the RGB color model, #A7AFBC has a red value of 167, a green value of 175, and a blue value of 188. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 11.2% cyan, 6.9% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 26.3% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 217.1° (degrees), 13.5 % saturation, and 69.6 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #A7AFBC has a hue of 217.1° (degrees), 11.2 % saturation and 73.7 % brightness/value.



Color A7AFBC is cool or warm?

Color A7AFBC is a cool color.



What is the LRV of #A7AFBC? (For interior and product design)

A7AFBC has an LRV of nearly 43. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.



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#A7AFBC

Light Color


Compare LRV 43 of #A7AFBC with dark and light Color




Is #A7AFBC Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color A7AFBC meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.





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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions


HEX #A7AFBC color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB


RGBA / RGB

RGB(167, 175, 188)
Red
167 (65.5%)
Green
175 (68.6%)
Blue
188 (73.7%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan
11.17%
Magenta
6.91%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
26.27%

HSL

HSL(217.14deg, 13.5 %, 69.6 %)

Hue
217.14°
Saturation
13.55 %.
Lightness
69.61 %.

RYB

RYB(33, 56, 63)
Red
33 (12.9%)
Yellow
56 (21.8%)
Blue
63 (24.6%)

HSV/HSB

Hue
217.14°
Saturation
11.17 %.
Brightness / Value
73.73 %.

HWB

H: 217.14°

W: 65.49 %

B: 26.27 %

XYZ

X : 40.34

Y : 42.51

Z : 53.66

YXY

Y1 : 42.51

X : 0.3

Y2 : 0.31

CMY

C : 34.51%

M : 31.37%

Y : 26.27%


LRV

~ 42.5 %

Munsell Color System

8.4B 7.0/1.5

CIE-Lab

L : 71.22

A : -0.18

B : -7.6

CIE-Lch

L : 71.22

C : 7.6

H : 268.65

CIE-Luv

L : 71.22

U : -5.07

V : -11.4

Hunter-Lab

L : 65.2

A : -3.64

B : -3.16






Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint


Color Name of HEX #A7AFBC

Here are the colors similar to A7AFBC. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.

#91A3B0
Cadet Gray
ΔE - 5.86 (94.1% similar)
#A9A9A9
Dark Gray
ΔE - 6.66 (93.3% similar)
#A6A6A6
Quick Silver
ΔE - 6.92 (93.1% similar)
#BAC4C8
Zinc
ΔE - 7.26 (92.7% similar)


Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to A7AFBC.


Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to A7AFBC.

#9EA6B4
PANTONE 2162 C
ΔE - 2.63 (97.4% similar)
#98A4AE
PANTONE 7543 C
ΔE - 4.45 (95.5% similar)
#B1B7BA
PANTONE 4274 C
ΔE - 5.24 (94.8% similar)
#A7A8AA
PANTONE Cool Gray 6 C
ΔE - 5.69 (94.3% similar)

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to A7AFBC.


British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to A7AFBC.

#AEADB2
BS 22-B-21 - Kashmir
ΔE - 4.90 (95.1% similar)
#A9BBC6
BS 20-C-35 - Blue
ΔE - 5.37 (94.6% similar)
#B6B6B6
BS 18-B-19 - Grey
ΔE - 6.82 (93.2% similar)
#A9A9A8
BS 10-A-03 - Sink Grey
ΔE - 7.22 (92.8% similar)

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to A7AFBC.

#989EA1
RAL 7040 - Window Gray
ΔE - 7.02 (93.0% similar)


Paint color for Hex #A7AFBC

Here are the paint colors similar to A7AFBC. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.


PPG Paints

Hex color A7AFBC similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #A7AFBC to PPG Paints

#9DAAB9
Inevitable (PPG10-24)
ΔE - 2.59 (97.4% similar)
#A0AEB8
How Handsome (PPG1040-4)
ΔE - 3.55 (96.4% similar)
#ADB0B4
Silver Charm (PPG1013-4)
ΔE - 4.25 (95.8% similar)
#A9AFB2
Gosling Gray (PPG0993-3)
ΔE - 4.79 (95.2% similar)


Benjamin Moore

Hex color A7AFBC similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #A7AFBC to Benjamin Moore

#9CA8B3
New Hope Gray (2130-50)
ΔE - 3.30 (96.7% similar)
#AAAEB3
Pigeon Gray (2133-50)
ΔE - 3.70 (96.3% similar)
#9EADB7
Little Falls (1621)
ΔE - 3.99 (96.0% similar)
#97A2AE
Comet (1628)
ΔE - 4.32 (95.7% similar)


Sherwin Williams

Hex color A7AFBC similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #A7AFBC to Sherwin Williams

#99A7B8
Solitude (SW 6535)
ΔE - 3.54 (96.5% similar)
#98A9B7
Aleutian (SW 6241)
ΔE - 4.25 (95.8% similar)
#A8AEB1
Morning Fog (SW 6255)
ΔE - 4.80 (95.2% similar)
#A9B0B1
Uncertain Gray (SW 6234)
ΔE - 5.96 (94.0% similar)


Dunn-Edwards

Hex color A7AFBC similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #A7AFBC to Dunn-Edwards

#B0B9C1
Adirondack (DE 6339)
ΔE - 3.75 (96.3% similar)
#9DACB5
Irogon Blue (DEC 796)
ΔE - 4.42 (95.6% similar)
#B7BDC4
Silver Springs (DE 6346)
ΔE - 4.70 (95.3% similar)
#989EA7
Shining Knight (DE 6347)
ΔE - 5.28 (94.7% similar)


Valspar

Hex color A7AFBC similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #A7AFBC to Valspar

#97A7B4
Wave Goodbye (V137-4)
ΔE - 4.41 (95.6% similar)
#A9ACAD
Metropolis (4005-1C)
ΔE - 5.79 (94.2% similar)
#909DAC
Acier Tint (4004-3C)
ΔE - 5.95 (94.0% similar)
#B3BFC5
Shark Loop (4007-3B)
ΔE - 5.99 (94.0% similar)


Behr

Hex color A7AFBC similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #A7AFBC to Behr

#99ADBD
Ombre Blue (S510-3)
ΔE - 4.60 (95.4% similar)
#91A7BC
Paris (PPU14-08)
ΔE - 5.83 (94.2% similar)
#A2A4A6
Power Gray (N530-4)
ΔE - 6.10 (93.9% similar)
#AEACAD
Classy (MQ5-04)
ΔE - 6.57 (93.4% similar)


Farrow & Ball

Hex color A7AFBC similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #A7AFBC to Farrow & Ball

#98ACBA
Kittiwake (307)
ΔE - 4.95 (95.0% similar)
#B0BEC6
Parma Gray (27)
ΔE - 5.59 (94.4% similar)
#9EB6C8
Lulworth Blue (89)
ΔE - 5.71 (94.3% similar)
#C9C7CD
Calluna (270)
ΔE - 8.47 (91.5% similar)







Color Combinations


#A7AFBC color palettes and scheme combination


Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.




Complementary / Opposite Color



A7AFBC
Cadet Gray*

BCB4A7
Greige*


Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.


What is the contrasting color of #A7AFBC?

Color that best contrast with #A7AFBC is #BCB4A7, color name is Greige*
Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.


What color compliments #A7AFBC?

Complementary or Opposite color for #A7AFBC is #BCB4A7, color name is Greige*.





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