What color is #A7D9DF?

#A7D9DF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Crystal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7D9DF?

The RGB value is 167, 217, 223: 167 red, 217 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7D9DF?

The complementary color is #DFADA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7D9DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7D9DF color

#A7D9DF rgb(167, 217, 223)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A7D9DF is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 85.1% green and 87.5% blue (167, 217, 223).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 47% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Crystal (#A7D8DE), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.63:1).

#A7D9DF color codes

HEX	`#A7D9DF`
RGB	`rgb(167, 217, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 85.1%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 47%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 25%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 3%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.53, -14.73, -8.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.53, 16.87, 209.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.064, 63.167, 79.141)`
Decimal	`11000287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7D9DF, 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 #A7D9DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7D9DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.63:1	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 #A7D9DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7d9df; }
.text { color: #a7d9df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7d9df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 217 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7d9df, #a7bddf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A7D9DF?: #A7D9DF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Crystal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7D9DF?: The RGB value is 167, 217, 223: 167 red, 217 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7D9DF?: The complementary color is #DFADA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7D9DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.