What color is #A7CCD7?

#A7CCD7 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7CCD7?

The RGB value is 167, 204, 215: 167 red, 204 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7CCD7?

The complementary color is #D7B2A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7CCD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7CCD7 color

#A7CCD7 rgb(167, 204, 215)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A7CCD7 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 80% green and 84.3% blue (167, 204, 215).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 38% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Wave (#A5CED5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.26:1).

#A7CCD7 color codes

HEX	`#A7CCD7`
RGB	`rgb(167, 204, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 80%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 38%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 22%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 5%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.79, -9.81, -9.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.79, 13.67, 224.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.791, 56.306, 72.521)`
Decimal	`10996951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7CCD7, 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 #A7CCD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7CCD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.26:1	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 #A7CCD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7ccd7; }
.text { color: #a7ccd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7ccd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 204 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7ccd7, #a7b4d7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A7CCD7?: #A7CCD7 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7CCD7?: The RGB value is 167, 204, 215: 167 red, 204 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7CCD7?: The complementary color is #D7B2A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7CCD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.