What color is #A7E2DF?

#A7E2DF is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Aqua Fiesta. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7E2DF?

The RGB value is 167, 226, 223: 167 red, 226 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7E2DF?

The complementary color is #E2A7AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7E2DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7E2DF color

#A7E2DF rgb(167, 226, 223)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A7E2DF is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 88.6% green and 87.5% blue (167, 226, 223).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 50% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Aqua Fiesta (#96E2E1), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.59:1).

#A7E2DF color codes

HEX	`#A7E2DF`
RGB	`rgb(167, 226, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 88.6%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 50%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 26%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 1%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.97, -19.26, -4.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.97, 19.8, 193.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.448, 67.933, 79.936)`
Decimal	`11002591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7E2DF, 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 #A7E2DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7E2DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.59:1	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 #A7E2DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7e2df; }
.text { color: #a7e2df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7e2df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 226 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7e2df, #a7c7e2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A7E2DF?: #A7E2DF is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Aqua Fiesta. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7E2DF?: The RGB value is 167, 226, 223: 167 red, 226 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7E2DF?: The complementary color is #E2A7AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7E2DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.