What color is #A7CF30?

#A7CF30 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Tender Shoot. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7CF30?

The RGB value is 167, 207, 48: 167 red, 207 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7CF30?

The complementary color is #5830CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7CF30?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7CF30 color

#A7CF30 rgb(167, 207, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #A7CF30 is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 81.2% green and 18.8% blue (167, 207, 48).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 62% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Tender Shoot (#ACCB35), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#A7CF30 color codes

HEX	`#A7CF30`
RGB	`rgb(167, 207, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 81.2%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 62%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 77%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 77%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.91, -33.92, 68.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.91, 76.69, 116.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.783, 53.054, 10.993)`
Decimal	`10997552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7CF30, 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 #A7CF30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7CF30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	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 #A7CF30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7cf30; }
.text { color: #a7cf30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7cf30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 207 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7cf30, #57cf30); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A7CF30?: #A7CF30 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Tender Shoot. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7CF30?: The RGB value is 167, 207, 48: 167 red, 207 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7CF30?: The complementary color is #5830CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7CF30?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.