What color is #A7EBDD?

#A7EBDD is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Sea Glass Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7EBDD?

The RGB value is 167, 235, 221: 167 red, 235 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7EBDD?

The complementary color is #EBA7B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7EBDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.57:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7EBDD color

#A7EBDD rgb(167, 235, 221)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A7EBDD is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 92.2% green and 86.7% blue (167, 235, 221).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 63% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Sea Glass Teal (#A0E5D9), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.57:1).

#A7EBDD color codes

HEX	`#A7EBDD`
RGB	`rgb(167, 235, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 92.2%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 63%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 29%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 6%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.38, -24.12, -0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.38, 24.12, 180.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.692, 72.85, 79.361)`
Decimal	`11004893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7EBDD, 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 #A7EBDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7EBDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.57:1	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 #A7EBDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7ebdd; }
.text { color: #a7ebdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7ebdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 235 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7ebdd, #a7d7eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #A7EBDD?: #A7EBDD is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Sea Glass Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7EBDD?: The RGB value is 167, 235, 221: 167 red, 235 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7EBDD?: The complementary color is #EBA7B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7EBDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.57:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.