What color is #A7B98D?

#A7B98D 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 #A7B98D?

The RGB value is 167, 185, 141: 167 red, 185 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7B98D?

The complementary color is #9F8DB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7B98D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7B98D color

#A7B98D rgb(167, 185, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #A7B98D is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 72.5% green and 55.3% blue (167, 185, 141).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 24% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#A7B98D color codes

HEX	`#A7B98D`
RGB	`rgb(167, 185, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 72.5%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 24%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 24%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.78, -14.05, 20.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.78, 24.71, 124.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.092, 44.836, 31.842)`
Decimal	`10992013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7B98D, 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 #A7B98D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7B98D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #A7B98D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7b98d; }
.text { color: #a7b98d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7b98d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 185 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7b98d, #91b98d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A7B98D?: #A7B98D 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 #A7B98D?: The RGB value is 167, 185, 141: 167 red, 185 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7B98D?: The complementary color is #9F8DB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7B98D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.