What color is #A7C28C?

#A7C28C is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7C28C?

The RGB value is 167, 194, 140: 167 red, 194 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7C28C?

The complementary color is #A78CC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7C28C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7C28C color

#A7C28C rgb(167, 194, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #A7C28C is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 76.1% green and 54.9% blue (167, 194, 140).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 31% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A7C28C color codes

HEX	`#A7C28C`
RGB	`rgb(167, 194, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 76.1%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 31%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 28%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 28%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.26, -18.79, 24.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.26, 30.66, 127.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.961, 48.692, 32.099)`
Decimal	`10994316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7C28C, 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 #A7C28C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7C28C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #A7C28C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7c28c; }
.text { color: #a7c28c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7c28c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 194 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7c28c, #8cc28c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #A7C28C?: #A7C28C is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7C28C?: The RGB value is 167, 194, 140: 167 red, 194 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7C28C?: The complementary color is #A78CC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7C28C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.