What color is #A7B38F?

#A7B38F is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7B38F?

The RGB value is 167, 179, 143: 167 red, 179 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7B38F?

The complementary color is #9B8FB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7B38F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7B38F color

#A7B38F rgb(167, 179, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #A7B38F is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 70.2% green and 56.1% blue (167, 179, 143).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 19% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#A7B38F color codes

HEX	`#A7B38F`
RGB	`rgb(167, 179, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 70.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 19%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 20%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 20%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.17, -10.62, 17.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.17, 20.06, 121.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.014, 42.439, 32.223)`
Decimal	`10990479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7B38F, 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 #A7B38F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7B38F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	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 #A7B38F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7b38f; }
.text { color: #a7b38f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7b38f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 179 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7b38f, #95b38f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A7B38F?: #A7B38F is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7B38F?: The RGB value is 167, 179, 143: 167 red, 179 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7B38F?: The complementary color is #9B8FB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7B38F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.