What color is #A7C186?

#A7C186 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7C186?

The RGB value is 167, 193, 134: 167 red, 193 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7C186?

The complementary color is #A086C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7C186?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7C186 color

#A7C186 rgb(167, 193, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #A7C186 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 75.7% green and 52.5% blue (167, 193, 134).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 32% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#A7C186 color codes

HEX	`#A7C186`
RGB	`rgb(167, 193, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 75.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 32%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 31%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 31%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.87, -19.17, 26.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.87, 33.02, 125.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.309, 48.076, 29.758)`
Decimal	`10994054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7C186, 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 #A7C186	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7C186 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	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 #A7C186 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7c186; }
.text { color: #a7c186; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7c186; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 193 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7c186, #8ac186); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #A7C186?: #A7C186 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7C186?: The RGB value is 167, 193, 134: 167 red, 193 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7C186?: The complementary color is #A086C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7C186?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.