What color is #A7B07D?

#A7B07D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7B07D?

The RGB value is 167, 176, 125: 167 red, 176 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7B07D?

The complementary color is #867DB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7B07D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7B07D color

#A7B07D rgb(167, 176, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #A7B07D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 69% green and 49% blue (167, 176, 125).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 24% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Estragon (#A5AF76), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

#A7B07D color codes

HEX	`#A7B07D`
RGB	`rgb(167, 176, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 69%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 24%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 29%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 29%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70, -11.74, 25.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70, 27.75, 115.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.163, 40.747, 25.411)`
Decimal	`10989693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7B07D, 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 #A7B07D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7B07D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	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 #A7B07D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7b07d; }
.text { color: #a7b07d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7b07d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 176 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7b07d, #8eb07d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A7B07D?: #A7B07D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7B07D?: The RGB value is 167, 176, 125: 167 red, 176 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7B07D?: The complementary color is #867DB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7B07D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.