What color is #A7DEF8?

#A7DEF8 is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Frozen Landscape. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7DEF8?

The RGB value is 167, 222, 248: 167 red, 222 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7DEF8?

The complementary color is #F8C1A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7DEF8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7DEF8 color

#A7DEF8 rgb(167, 222, 248)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A7DEF8 is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 87.1% green and 97.3% blue (167, 222, 248).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 85% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Landscape (#AEE4FF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.45:1).

#A7DEF8 color codes

HEX	`#A7DEF8`
RGB	`rgb(167, 222, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 87.1%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 85%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 33%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 10%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.62, -11.51, -18.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.62, 21.64, 237.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.995, 67.232, 98.657)`
Decimal	`11001592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7DEF8, 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 #A7DEF8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7DEF8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.45:1	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 #A7DEF8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7def8; }
.text { color: #a7def8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7def8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 222 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7def8, #a7b6f8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #A7DEF8?: #A7DEF8 is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Frozen Landscape. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7DEF8?: The RGB value is 167, 222, 248: 167 red, 222 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7DEF8?: The complementary color is #F8C1A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7DEF8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.