What color is #A7C6A5?

#A7C6A5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7C6A5?

The RGB value is 167, 198, 165: 167 red, 198 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7C6A5?

The complementary color is #C4A5C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7C6A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7C6A5 color

#A7C6A5 rgb(167, 198, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #A7C6A5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 77.6% green and 64.7% blue (167, 198, 165).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 22% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#A7C6A5 color codes

HEX	`#A7C6A5`
RGB	`rgb(167, 198, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 77.6%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 22%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 17%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 17%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.87, -16.71, 13.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.87, 21.25, 141.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.92, 51.319, 43.234)`
Decimal	`10995365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7C6A5, 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 #A7C6A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7C6A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	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 #A7C6A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7c6a5; }
.text { color: #a7c6a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7c6a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 198 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7c6a5, #a5c6b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #A7C6A5?: #A7C6A5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7C6A5?: The RGB value is 167, 198, 165: 167 red, 198 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7C6A5?: The complementary color is #C4A5C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7C6A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.