What color is #A7E2C1?

#A7E2C1 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Mint-o-licious. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7E2C1?

The RGB value is 167, 226, 193: 167 red, 226 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7E2C1?

The complementary color is #E2A7C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7E2C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7E2C1 color

#A7E2C1 rgb(167, 226, 193)

Shades of green

The hex color #A7E2C1 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 88.6% green and 75.7% blue (167, 226, 193).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 50% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Mint-o-licious (#B6E9C8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.29:1).

#A7E2C1 color codes

HEX	`#A7E2C1`
RGB	`rgb(167, 226, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 88.6%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 50%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 26%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 15%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.23, -25.42, 10.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.23, 27.36, 158.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.755, 66.456, 60.489)`
Decimal	`11002561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7E2C1, 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 #A7E2C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7E2C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.29:1	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 #A7E2C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7e2c1; }
.text { color: #a7e2c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7e2c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 226 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7e2c1, #a7e2de); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A7E2C1?: #A7E2C1 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Mint-o-licious. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7E2C1?: The RGB value is 167, 226, 193: 167 red, 226 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7E2C1?: The complementary color is #E2A7C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7E2C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.