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#A7ECD8 Color

#A7ECD8 is rgb(167, 236, 216) in RGB, hsl(163, 64%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 8%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A7ECD8
HEX#A7ECD8
RGBrgb(167, 236, 216)
HSLhsl(163, 64%, 79%)
HSVhsv(163, 29%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 8%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(89.2% 0.074 174.6)
LABlab(88.40% -25.55 2.45)
LCHlch(88.40% 25.67 174.51)

What #A7ECD8 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 #A7ECD8, 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.

#A7ECD8 Channel Values

How #A7ECD8 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 236 · B 2168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 64% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 29% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.34:1 vs white · 15.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A7ECD8 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 text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A7ECD8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A7ECD8; 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 #A7ECD8

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 #A7ECD8.

How #A7ECD8 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#A7ECD8
Protanopia#E2E2D8
Protanomaly#CDE6D8
Deuteranopia#D8D8DA
Deuteranomaly#C7E0D9
Tritanopia#ABEAEA
Tritanomaly#A9EBE3
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

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Using #A7ECD8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a7ecd8: #A7ECD8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A7ECD8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a7ecd8': '#A7ECD8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.925, blue: 0.847)
Android XML<color name="color_a7ecd8">#A7ECD8</color>
SVG fillfill="#A7ECD8"

More Green Colors

#A7ECD8 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A7ECD8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A7ECD8?

#A7ECD8 is a light green — rgb(167, 236, 216) in RGB and hsl(163, 64%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.7.

What is the RGB value of #A7ECD8?

#A7ECD8 is rgb(167, 236, 216) — red 167, green 236, and blue 216 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A7ECD8?

#A7ECD8 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 8%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A7ECD8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A7ECD8 scores 1.34:1 against white and 15.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A7ECD8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A7ECD8 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 paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 10.61, which is visibly different.

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