What color is #A7CDC5?

#A7CDC5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7CDC5?

The RGB value is 167, 205, 197: 167 red, 205 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7CDC5?

The complementary color is #CDA7AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7CDC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7CDC5 color

#A7CDC5 rgb(167, 205, 197)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A7CDC5 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 80.4% green and 77.3% blue (167, 205, 197).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 28% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Whirlpool (#A5D8CD), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.18:1).

#A7CDC5 color codes

HEX	`#A7CDC5`
RGB	`rgb(167, 205, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 80.4%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 28%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 19%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 4%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.56, -14.16, -0.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.56, 14.17, 180.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.843, 55.908, 61.083)`
Decimal	`10997189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7CDC5, 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 #A7CDC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7CDC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.18:1	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 #A7CDC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7cdc5; }
.text { color: #a7cdc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7cdc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 205 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7cdc5, #a7c2cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #A7CDC5?: #A7CDC5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7CDC5?: The RGB value is 167, 205, 197: 167 red, 205 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7CDC5?: The complementary color is #CDA7AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7CDC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.