What color is #A7C19B?

#A7C19B is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7C19B?

The RGB value is 167, 193, 155: 167 red, 193 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7C19B?

The complementary color is #B59BC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7C19B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7C19B color

#A7C19B rgb(167, 193, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #A7C19B is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 75.7% green and 60.8% blue (167, 193, 155).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 23% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#A7C19B color codes

HEX	`#A7C19B`
RGB	`rgb(167, 193, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 75.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 23%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 20%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 20%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.28, -15.89, 16.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.28, 22.73, 134.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.922, 48.721, 38.252)`
Decimal	`10994075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7C19B, 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 #A7C19B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7C19B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	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 #A7C19B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7c19b; }
.text { color: #a7c19b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7c19b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 193 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7c19b, #9bc1a2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A7C19B?: #A7C19B is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7C19B?: The RGB value is 167, 193, 155: 167 red, 193 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7C19B?: The complementary color is #B59BC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7C19B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.