What color is #A7BDA4?

#A7BDA4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7BDA4?

The RGB value is 167, 189, 164: 167 red, 189 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7BDA4?

The complementary color is #BAA4BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7BDA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7BDA4 color

#A7BDA4 rgb(167, 189, 164)

Shades of green

The hex color #A7BDA4 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 74.1% green and 64.3% blue (167, 189, 164).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 16% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#A7BDA4 color codes

HEX	`#A7BDA4`
RGB	`rgb(167, 189, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 74.1%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 16%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 13%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 13%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.38, -12.27, 10.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.38, 15.91, 140.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.833, 47.29, 42.091)`
Decimal	`10993060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7BDA4, 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 #A7BDA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7BDA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	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 #A7BDA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7bda4; }
.text { color: #a7bda4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7bda4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 189 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7bda4, #a4bdad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A7BDA4?: #A7BDA4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7BDA4?: The RGB value is 167, 189, 164: 167 red, 189 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7BDA4?: The complementary color is #BAA4BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7BDA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.