What color is #A7C8BE?

#A7C8BE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7C8BE?

The RGB value is 167, 200, 190: 167 red, 200 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7C8BE?

The complementary color is #C8A7B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7C8BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7C8BE color

#A7C8BE rgb(167, 200, 190)

Shades of green

The hex color #A7C8BE is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 78.4% green and 74.5% blue (167, 200, 190).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 23% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.65:1).

#A7C8BE color codes

HEX	`#A7C8BE`
RGB	`rgb(167, 200, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 78.4%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 23%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 16%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 5%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.02, -13.02, 1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.02, 13.08, 174.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.882, 53.241, 56.564)`
Decimal	`10995902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7C8BE, 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 #A7C8BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7C8BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.65:1	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 #A7C8BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7c8be; }
.text { color: #a7c8be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7c8be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 200 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7c8be, #a7c1c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A7C8BE?: #A7C8BE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7C8BE?: The RGB value is 167, 200, 190: 167 red, 200 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7C8BE?: The complementary color is #C8A7B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7C8BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.