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#A7EF85 Color

#A7EF85 is rgb(167, 239, 133) in RGB, hsl(101, 77%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 44%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Green (#90EE90), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A7EF85
HEX#A7EF85
RGBrgb(167, 239, 133)
HSLhsl(101, 77%, 73%)
HSVhsv(101, 44%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 44%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(88.1% 0.156 136.3)
LABlab(87.92% -37.20 43.66)
LCHlch(87.92% 57.36 130.44)

What #A7EF85 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 #A7EF85, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 9.4Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 9.96Mint#98FF98ΔE 10.9Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 11.76Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 12.5Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 15.9

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

#A7EF85 Channel Values

How #A7EF85 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 239 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 101° · S 77% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 101° · S 44% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.37:1 vs white · 15.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A7EF85 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 text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A7EF85 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A7EF85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A7EF85; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A7EF85
Complementary
#CE85EF
Analogous
#DCEF85
Analogous
#85EF99
Triadic
#85A7EF
Triadic
#EF85A7
Split comp.
#9985EF
Split comp.
#EF85DC

Tints & Shades of #A7EF85

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

#B4F297
#BEF3A5
#CBF6B7
#D4F7C4
#E2FAD6
#EBFBE4

Shades

#86E958
#65E32B
#4FC219
#3E9914
#2C6C0E
#1A3F08

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A7EF85.

How #A7EF85 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#A7EF85
Protanopia#E5E586
Protanomaly#CFE985
Deuteranopia#DBDB88
Deuteranomaly#C8E387
Tritanopia#B6E5E5
Tritanomaly#B0E9C6
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A7EF85 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a7ef85: #A7EF85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A7EF85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a7ef85': '#A7EF85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.937, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_a7ef85">#A7EF85</color>
SVG fillfill="#A7EF85"

More Green Colors

#A7EF85 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A7EF85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A7EF85?

#A7EF85 is a light green — rgb(167, 239, 133) in RGB and hsl(101, 77%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.4.

What is the RGB value of #A7EF85?

#A7EF85 is rgb(167, 239, 133) — red 167, green 239, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A7EF85?

#A7EF85 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 44%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A7EF85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A7EF85 scores 1.37:1 against white and 15.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A7EF85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A7EF85 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 9.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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