What color is #A7B498?

#A7B498 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7B498?

The RGB value is 167, 180, 152: 167 red, 180 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7B498?

The complementary color is #A598B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7B498?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7B498 color

#A7B498 rgb(167, 180, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #A7B498 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 70.6% green and 59.6% blue (167, 180, 152).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Salvia (#A8B59E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#A7B498 color codes

HEX	`#A7B498`
RGB	`rgb(167, 180, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 70.6%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 16%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 16%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.64, -9.66, 12.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.64, 16.01, 127.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.924, 43.125, 36.026)`
Decimal	`10990744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7B498, 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 #A7B498	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7B498 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #A7B498 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7b498; }
.text { color: #a7b498; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7b498; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 180 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7b498, #99b498); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A7B498?: #A7B498 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7B498?: The RGB value is 167, 180, 152: 167 red, 180 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7B498?: The complementary color is #A598B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7B498?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.