What color is #A7EC9B?

#A7EC9B is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Grape Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7EC9B?

The RGB value is 167, 236, 155: 167 red, 236 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7EC9B?

The complementary color is #E09BEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7EC9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.11:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7EC9B color

#A7EC9B rgb(167, 236, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #A7EC9B is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 92.5% green and 60.8% blue (167, 236, 155).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 68% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Grape Green (#A8E4A0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.11:1).

#A7EC9B color codes

HEX	`#A7EC9B`
RGB	`rgb(167, 236, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 92.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 68%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 34%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 34%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.28, -36.62, 32.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.28, 49.03, 138.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.846, 70.571, 41.894)`
Decimal	`11005083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7EC9B, 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 #A7EC9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7EC9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.11:1	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 #A7EC9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7ec9b; }
.text { color: #a7ec9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7ec9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 236 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7ec9b, #9becb7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A7EC9B?: #A7EC9B is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Grape Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7EC9B?: The RGB value is 167, 236, 155: 167 red, 236 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7EC9B?: The complementary color is #E09BEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7EC9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.11:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.