What color is #A7BF83?

#A7BF83 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Around the Gills. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7BF83?

The RGB value is 167, 191, 131: 167 red, 191 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7BF83?

The complementary color is #9B83BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7BF83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7BF83 color

#A7BF83 rgb(167, 191, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #A7BF83 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 74.9% green and 51.4% blue (167, 191, 131).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 32% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Around the Gills (#A1B670), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#A7BF83 color codes

HEX	`#A7BF83`
RGB	`rgb(167, 191, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 74.9%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 32%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 31%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 31%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.26, -18.59, 27.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.26, 33.32, 123.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.663, 47.116, 28.526)`
Decimal	`10993539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7BF83, 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 #A7BF83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7BF83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	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 #A7BF83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7bf83; }
.text { color: #a7bf83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7bf83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 191 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7bf83, #89bf83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #A7BF83?: #A7BF83 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Around the Gills. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7BF83?: The RGB value is 167, 191, 131: 167 red, 191 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7BF83?: The complementary color is #9B83BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7BF83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.