What color is #A7F257?

#A7F257 is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Inchworm. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7F257?

The RGB value is 167, 242, 87: 167 red, 242 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7F257?

The complementary color is #A257F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7F257?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7F257 color

#A7F257 rgb(167, 242, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #A7F257 is a light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 94.9% green and 34.1% blue (167, 242, 87).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 86% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.48:1).

#A7F257 color codes

HEX	`#A7F257`
RGB	`rgb(167, 242, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 94.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 86%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 64%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 64%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.16, -46.95, 65.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.16, 80.33, 125.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.408, 72.406, 20.388)`
Decimal	`11006551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7F257, 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 #A7F257	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7F257 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.48:1	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 #A7F257 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7f257; }
.text { color: #a7f257; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7f257; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 242 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7f257, #5af257); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A7F257?: #A7F257 is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Inchworm. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7F257?: The RGB value is 167, 242, 87: 167 red, 242 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7F257?: The complementary color is #A257F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7F257?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.