What color is #A7C2B7?

#A7C2B7 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7C2B7?

The RGB value is 167, 194, 183: 167 red, 194 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7C2B7?

The complementary color is #C2A7B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7C2B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7C2B7 color

#A7C2B7 rgb(167, 194, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7C2B7 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 76.1% green and 71.8% blue (167, 194, 183).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 18% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#A7C2B7 color codes

HEX	`#A7C2B7`
RGB	`rgb(167, 194, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 76.1%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 18%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 14%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 6%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.2, -11.3, 2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.2, 11.56, 167.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.773, 50.217, 52.177)`
Decimal	`10994359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7C2B7, 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 #A7C2B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7C2B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	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 #A7C2B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7c2b7; }
.text { color: #a7c2b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7c2b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 194 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7c2b7, #a7bfc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A7C2B7?: #A7C2B7 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7C2B7?: The RGB value is 167, 194, 183: 167 red, 194 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7C2B7?: The complementary color is #C2A7B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7C2B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.