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#A7D89D Color

#A7D89D is rgb(167, 216, 157) in RGB, hsl(110, 43%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 27%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A7D89D
HEX#A7D89D
RGBrgb(167, 216, 157)
HSLhsl(110, 43%, 73%)
HSVhsv(110, 27%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 27%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(83.3% 0.095 140.3)
LABlab(81.77% -24.81 23.81)
LCHlch(81.77% 34.39 136.18)

What #A7D89D 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 #A7D89D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 5.43Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 5.9Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 6.53Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 10.92Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 11.67Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.81

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

#A7D89D Channel Values

How #A7D89D 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 216 · B 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 110° · S 43% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 110° · S 27% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 27% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A7D89D 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 text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A7D89D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A7D89D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A7D89D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A7D89D
Complementary
#CE9DD8
Analogous
#C4D89D
Analogous
#9DD8B0
Triadic
#9DA6D8
Triadic
#D89DA6
Split comp.
#B09DD8
Split comp.
#D89DC4

Tints & Shades of #A7D89D

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

#B4DEAB
#BDE2B6
#CBE8C5
#D4ECD0
#E1F2DE
#EBF6E9

Shades

#86C978
#65BB54
#4E9D3F
#3E7C31
#2C5823
#193314

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A7D89D.

How #A7D89D 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#A7D89D
Protanopia#D1D19D
Protanomaly#C1D49D
Deuteranopia#CACA9F
Deuteranomaly#BDCF9E
Tritanopia#AFD2D2
Tritanomaly#ACD4BF
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A7D89D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a7d89d: #A7D89D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A7D89D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a7d89d': '#A7D89D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.847, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_a7d89d">#A7D89D</color>
SVG fillfill="#A7D89D"

More Green Colors

#A7D89D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A7D89D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A7D89D?

#A7D89D is a light green — rgb(167, 216, 157) in RGB and hsl(110, 43%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.43.

What is the RGB value of #A7D89D?

#A7D89D is rgb(167, 216, 157) — red 167, green 216, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A7D89D?

#A7D89D converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 27%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A7D89D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A7D89D scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A7D89D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A7D89D 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 11.67, which is visibly different.

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