What color is #A7DAC8?

#A7DAC8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bay. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7DAC8?

The RGB value is 167, 218, 200: 167 red, 218 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7DAC8?

The complementary color is #DAA7B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7DAC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7DAC8 color

#A7DAC8 rgb(167, 218, 200)

Shades of green

The hex color #A7DAC8 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 85.5% green and 78.4% blue (167, 218, 200).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 41% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Bay (#B3E2D3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.51:1).

#A7DAC8 color codes

HEX	`#A7DAC8`
RGB	`rgb(167, 218, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 85.5%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 41%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 23%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 8%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.19, -20.12, 3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.19, 20.42, 170.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.43, 62.526, 63.991)`
Decimal	`11000520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7DAC8, 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 #A7DAC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7DAC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.51:1	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 #A7DAC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7dac8; }
.text { color: #a7dac8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7dac8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 218 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7dac8, #a7d3da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #A7DAC8?: #A7DAC8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bay. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7DAC8?: The RGB value is 167, 218, 200: 167 red, 218 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7DAC8?: The complementary color is #DAA7B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7DAC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.