What color is #A7B58B?

#A7B58B 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 #A7B58B?

The RGB value is 167, 181, 139: 167 red, 181 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7B58B?

The complementary color is #998BB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7B58B?

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.

#A7B58B color

#A7B58B rgb(167, 181, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #A7B58B is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 71% green and 54.5% blue (167, 181, 139).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 22% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#A7B58B color codes

HEX	`#A7B58B`
RGB	`rgb(167, 181, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 71%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 22%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 23%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 23%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.64, -12.29, 19.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.64, 23.33, 121.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.12, 43.127, 30.79)`
Decimal	`10990987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7B58B, 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 #A7B58B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7B58B 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 #A7B58B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7b58b; }
.text { color: #a7b58b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7b58b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 181 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7b58b, #92b58b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A7B58B?: #A7B58B 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 #A7B58B?: The RGB value is 167, 181, 139: 167 red, 181 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7B58B?: The complementary color is #998BB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7B58B?: 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.