What color is #A7D4B5?

#A7D4B5 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7D4B5?

The RGB value is 167, 212, 181: 167 red, 212 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7D4B5?

The complementary color is #D4A7C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7D4B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7D4B5 color

#A7D4B5 rgb(167, 212, 181)

Shades of green

The hex color #A7D4B5 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 83.1% green and 71% blue (167, 212, 181).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 34% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.73:1).

#A7D4B5 color codes

HEX	`#A7D4B5`
RGB	`rgb(167, 212, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 83.1%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 34%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 21%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 15%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.09, -20.83, 10.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.09, 23.36, 153.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.818, 58.637, 52.506)`
Decimal	`10998965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7D4B5, 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 #A7D4B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7D4B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.73:1	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 #A7D4B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7d4b5; }
.text { color: #a7d4b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7d4b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 212 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7d4b5, #a7d4cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #A7D4B5?: #A7D4B5 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7D4B5?: The RGB value is 167, 212, 181: 167 red, 212 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7D4B5?: The complementary color is #D4A7C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7D4B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.