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#a7eb5c

a balanced, electric green · neutral · closest name: Green Yellow

RGB
167, 235, 92
HSL
89°, 78%, 64%
CMYK
29, 0, 61, 8
Luminance
0.6840

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #a7eb5c is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#a7eb5c
Hue
89°
green
Saturation
78%
electric
Lightness
64%
balanced
Brightness
92%
HSV value
Perceived
80%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6840
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
49/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
14.68:1
Closest name
Green Yellow
ΔE2000 6.1
Where it sits
Hue89° of 360°
Saturation78%
Lightness64%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool49% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#a7eb5c
RGBrgb(167, 235, 92)
HSLhsl(89, 78%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 61%, 8%)
LABlab(86.2 -43.5 61.0)
LCHlch(86.2 75.0 125.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.866 0.187 130.9)
Decimal11004764
Display P3color(display-p3 0.655 0.922 0.361)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #a7eb5c;
background-color: #a7eb5c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#a7eb5c] bg-[#a7eb5c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #a7eb5c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.655, green: 0.922, blue: 0.361)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#a7eb5c")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFA7EB5C)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(92, 235, 167)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #a7eb5c · 14.68:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.43:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.68:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #a7eb5c as text scores 1.43:1 on white and 14.68:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#a7eb5c on white: 1.43:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#a7eb5c on black: 14.68:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F5DB4B
deuteranopia · #EBD667
tritanopia · #AAE2CD

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #a7eb5c is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F8FCF3
#F0F9E6
#DFF5C7
#C9F39B
#a7eb5c
#93E637
#7FDA1B
#6AB616
#559112
#3F6911
#28420B
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F8FCF3Darkest = 950 · #28420B
:root {
  --brand-50: #F8FCF3;
  --brand-100: #F0F9E6;
  --brand-200: #DFF5C7;
  --brand-300: #C9F39B;
  --brand-400: #a7eb5c;
  --brand-500: #93E637;
  --brand-600: #7FDA1B;
  --brand-700: #6AB616;
  --brand-800: #559112;
  --brand-900: #3F6911;
  --brand-950: #28420B;
  --brand: #a7eb5c;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #a7eb5c

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F8FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#D7EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#759B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#7A58EF
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#42720E
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F3FCE8
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1C2414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #a7eb5c

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#A05CEB
Analogous left#EBE75C
Analogous right#60EB5C
Split-complement 1#5C60EB
Split-complement 2#E75CEB
Triadic 1#5CA7EB
Triadic 2#EB5CA7
Tetradic#5CEBE7

RGB percentages

Red65.5%
Green92.2%
Blue36.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan28.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow60.9%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#a7eb5c text on a black background

contrast 14.68:1

Card sample

#a7eb5c text on a white background

contrast 1.43:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #a7eb5c;
Background color
Panel with #a7eb5c background
background-color: #a7eb5c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #a7eb5c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(167, 235, 92, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(167, 235, 92, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #a7eb5c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a7eb5c, #5CEB70);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #a7eb5c

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#a7eb5c in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#a7eb5c, answered

What color is #a7eb5c?

#a7eb5c is a balanced electric green, closest to Green Yellow (ΔE2000 6.1). It sits at 89° on the hue wheel with 78% saturation and 64% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #a7eb5c?

rgb(167, 235, 92) — 167 red, 235 green and 92 blue out of 255, or 65.5% / 92.2% / 36.1% by channel.

Is #a7eb5c a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6840 and perceived brightness is 80%, so black text on it reaches 14.68:1.

Should I use black or white text on #a7eb5c?

Black. It scores 14.68:1 against #a7eb5c, versus 1.43:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #a7eb5c?

#A05CEB sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #5C60EB and #E75CEB, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #a7eb5c?

For interface work: #F8FAF4 as the surface, #D7EDC0 for borders, #759B4B for secondary text, #7A58EF as an accent and #42720E for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #EBE75C and #60EB5C stays calm, while #A05CEB is the loudest partner.

What is #a7eb5c in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(29%, 0%, 61%, 8%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #a7eb5c warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 49 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #DBEB5C; nudged cooler, #71ED5A.

Work with #a7eb5c in the Color Lab