What color is #A7E455?

#A7E455 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Inchworm. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7E455?

The RGB value is 167, 228, 85: 167 red, 228 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7E455?

The complementary color is #9255E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7E455?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7E455 color

#A7E455 rgb(167, 228, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #A7E455 is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 89.4% green and 33.3% blue (167, 228, 85).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 73% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.87:1).

#A7E455 color codes

HEX	`#A7E455`
RGB	`rgb(167, 228, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 89.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 73%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 63%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 63%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.15, -41.07, 61.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.15, 74.08, 123.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.319, 64.357, 18.627)`
Decimal	`11002965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7E455, 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 #A7E455	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7E455 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.87:1	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 #A7E455 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7e455; }
.text { color: #a7e455; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7e455; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 228 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7e455, #60e455); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A7E455?: #A7E455 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Inchworm. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7E455?: The RGB value is 167, 228, 85: 167 red, 228 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7E455?: The complementary color is #9255E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7E455?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.