What color is #A7C87F?

#A7C87F is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Fiddle-Leaf Fig. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7C87F?

The RGB value is 167, 200, 127: 167 red, 200 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7C87F?

The complementary color is #A07FC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7C87F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7C87F color

#A7C87F rgb(167, 200, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #A7C87F is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 78.4% green and 49.8% blue (167, 200, 127).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 40% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Fiddle-Leaf Fig (#A6C875), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.21:1).

#A7C87F color codes

HEX	`#A7C87F`
RGB	`rgb(167, 200, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 78.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 40%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 37%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 37%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.71, -23.62, 32.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.71, 40.56, 125.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.421, 51.056, 27.8)`
Decimal	`10995839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7C87F, 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 #A7C87F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7C87F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.21:1	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 #A7C87F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7c87f; }
.text { color: #a7c87f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7c87f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 200 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7c87f, #82c87f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A7C87F?: #A7C87F is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Fiddle-Leaf Fig. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7C87F?: The RGB value is 167, 200, 127: 167 red, 200 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7C87F?: The complementary color is #A07FC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7C87F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.