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#A7CDAE Color

#A7CDAE is rgb(167, 205, 174) in RGB, hsl(131, 28%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 15%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A7CDAE
HEX#A7CDAE
RGBrgb(167, 205, 174)
HSLhsl(131, 28%, 73%)
HSVhsv(131, 19%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 15%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.059 150.3)
LABlab(79.00% -17.62 11.14)
LCHlch(79.00% 20.85 147.70)

What #A7CDAE 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 #A7CDAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 6.07Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 6.28Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 7.15Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 9.4Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 10.62Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 11.49

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

#A7CDAE Channel Values

How #A7CDAE 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 205 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 131° · S 28% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 131° · S 19% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 11.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A7CDAE 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A7CDAE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A7CDAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A7CDAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A7CDAE
Complementary
#CDA7C6
Analogous
#B3CDA7
Analogous
#A7CDC1
Triadic
#AEA7CD
Triadic
#CDAEA7
Split comp.
#C1A7CD
Split comp.
#CDA7B3

Tints & Shades of #A7CDAE

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.

Tints

#B4D5BA
#BEDAC3
#CBE2CF
#D5E7D8
#E2EEE4
#EBF4ED

Shades

#86BB90
#66A972
#4F8C5A
#3E6F47
#2C4E32
#1A2E1D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A7CDAE.

How #A7CDAE 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#A7CDAE
Protanopia#C7C7AE
Protanomaly#BBCAAE
Deuteranopia#C2C2AF
Deuteranomaly#B7C6AF
Tritanopia#ACC9C9
Tritanomaly#AACBBF
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A7CDAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a7cdae: #A7CDAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A7CDAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a7cdae': '#A7CDAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.804, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_a7cdae">#A7CDAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A7CDAE"

More Green Colors

#A7CDAE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#A7CDAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A7CDAE?

#A7CDAE is a light green — rgb(167, 205, 174) in RGB and hsl(131, 28%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.07.

What is the RGB value of #A7CDAE?

#A7CDAE is rgb(167, 205, 174) — red 167, green 205, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A7CDAE?

#A7CDAE converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 15%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A7CDAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A7CDAE scores 1.75:1 against white and 11.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A7CDAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A7CDAE 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 10.62, which is visibly different.

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