What color is #A7D29B?

#A7D29B is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7D29B?

The RGB value is 167, 210, 155: 167 red, 210 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7D29B?

The complementary color is #C69BD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7D29B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7D29B color

#A7D29B rgb(167, 210, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #A7D29B is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 82.4% green and 60.8% blue (167, 210, 155).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 38% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Fizz (#B1DBAA), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.34:1).

#A7D29B color codes

HEX	`#A7D29B`
RGB	`rgb(167, 210, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 82.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 38%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 26%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 26%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80, -24.37, 22.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80, 33.36, 136.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.898, 56.674, 39.578)`
Decimal	`10998427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7D29B, 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 #A7D29B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7D29B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.34:1	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 #A7D29B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7d29b; }
.text { color: #a7d29b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7d29b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 210 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7d29b, #9bd2aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #A7D29B?: #A7D29B is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7D29B?: The RGB value is 167, 210, 155: 167 red, 210 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7D29B?: The complementary color is #C69BD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7D29B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.