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#A7BEAB Color

#A7BEAB is rgb(167, 190, 171) in RGB, hsl(130, 15%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 10%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A7BEAB
HEX#A7BEAB
RGBrgb(167, 190, 171)
HSLhsl(130, 15%, 70%)
HSVhsv(130, 12%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 10%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(77.9% 0.037 150.4)
LABlab(74.81% -10.90 6.85)
LCHlch(74.81% 12.87 147.85)

What #A7BEAB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A7BEAB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#A7BEAB Channel Values

How #A7BEAB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 167 · G 190 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 130° · S 15% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 130° · S 12% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.98:1 vs white · 10.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A7BEAB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A7BEAB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A7BEAB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #A7BEAB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A7BEAB.

How #A7BEAB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A7BEAB
Protanopia#BABAAB
Protanomaly#B3BCAB
Deuteranopia#B7B7AC
Deuteranomaly#B1BAAB
Tritanopia#AABCBC
Tritanomaly#A9BDB5
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A7BEAB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a7beab: #A7BEAB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A7BEAB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a7beab': '#A7BEAB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.745, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_a7beab">#A7BEAB</color>
SVG fillfill="#A7BEAB"

More Green Colors

#A7BEAB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A7BEAB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A7BEAB?

#A7BEAB is a light green — rgb(167, 190, 171) in RGB and hsl(130, 15%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.66.

What is the RGB value of #A7BEAB?

#A7BEAB is rgb(167, 190, 171) — red 167, green 190, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A7BEAB?

#A7BEAB converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 10%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A7BEAB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A7BEAB scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A7BEAB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A7BEAB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 13.19, which is visibly different.

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