What color is #A7D8C0?

#A7D8C0 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Quiet Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7D8C0?

The RGB value is 167, 216, 192: 167 red, 216 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7D8C0?

The complementary color is #D8A7BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7D8C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7D8C0 color

#A7D8C0 rgb(167, 216, 192)

Shades of green

The hex color #A7D8C0 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 84.7% green and 75.3% blue (167, 216, 192).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 39% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Jade (#B1E2CB), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.23:1).

#A7D8C0 color codes

HEX	`#A7D8C0`
RGB	`rgb(167, 216, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 84.7%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 39%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 23%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 11%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.45, -20.71, 6.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.45, 21.76, 162.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.004, 61.131, 59.024)`
Decimal	`11000000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7D8C0, 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 #A7D8C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7D8C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.23:1	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 #A7D8C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7d8c0; }
.text { color: #a7d8c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7d8c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 216 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7d8c0, #a7d8d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #A7D8C0?: #A7D8C0 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Quiet Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7D8C0?: The RGB value is 167, 216, 192: 167 red, 216 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7D8C0?: The complementary color is #D8A7BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7D8C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.