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#a7f3cf

a light, electric green · cool · closest name: Aqua Marine

RGB
167, 243, 207
HSL
152°, 76%, 80%
CMYK
31, 0, 15, 5
Luminance
0.7682

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #a7f3cf is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#a7f3cf
Hue
152°
green
Saturation
76%
electric
Lightness
80%
light
Brightness
95%
HSV value
Perceived
86%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7682
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
76/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
16.36:1
Closest name
Aqua Marine
ΔE2000 5.7
Where it sits
Hue152° of 360°
Saturation76%
Lightness80%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool76% cool

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

Every format

HEX#a7f3cf
RGBrgb(167, 243, 207)
HSLhsl(152, 76%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 15%, 5%)
LABlab(90.2 -30.8 10.0)
LCHlch(90.2 32.4 162.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.905 0.090 163.5)
Decimal11006927
Display P3color(display-p3 0.655 0.953 0.812)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #a7f3cf;
background-color: #a7f3cf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#a7f3cf] bg-[#a7f3cf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #a7f3cf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.655, green: 0.953, blue: 0.812)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#a7f3cf")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFA7F3CF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(207, 243, 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 #a7f3cf · 16.36:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.28:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 16.36:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #a7f3cf as text scores 1.28:1 on white and 16.36:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#a7f3cf on white: 1.28:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#a7f3cf on black: 16.36:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F0E8CD
deuteranopia · #E3DFD1
tritanopia · #96F3E9

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #a7f3cf is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F3FCF8
#E7F9F0
#C8F4DF
#a7f3cf
#6BEBAE
#3AE493
#1DD77F
#18B46A
#149055
#12683F
#0C4128
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F3FCF8Darkest = 950 · #0C4128
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3FCF8;
  --brand-100: #E7F9F0;
  --brand-200: #C8F4DF;
  --brand-300: #a7f3cf;
  --brand-400: #6BEBAE;
  --brand-500: #3AE493;
  --brand-600: #1DD77F;
  --brand-700: #18B46A;
  --brand-800: #149055;
  --brand-900: #12683F;
  --brand-950: #0C4128;
  --brand: #a7f3cf;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #a7f3cf

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#F4FAF8
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDD7
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B75
Captions on the surface
Accent#B8148B
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#0F7042
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E9FCF3
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#14241C
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 #a7f3cf

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
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • 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
  • White text placed on it
  • 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#F3A7CB
Analogous left#A7F3A9
Analogous right#A7F1F3
Split-complement 1#F3A7F1
Split-complement 2#F3A9A7
Triadic 1#CFA7F3
Triadic 2#F3CFA7
Tetradic#A9A7F3

RGB percentages

Red65.5%
Green95.3%
Blue81.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan31.3%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow14.8%
Key (black)4.7%

Color previews

#a7f3cf text on a black background

contrast 16.36:1

Card sample

#a7f3cf text on a white background

contrast 1.28:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #a7f3cf;
Background color
Panel with #a7f3cf background
background-color: #a7f3cf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #a7f3cf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(167, 243, 207, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(167, 243, 207, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #a7f3cf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a7f3cf, #A7E4F3);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #a7f3cf

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.

#a7f3cf 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
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

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

#a7f3cf, answered

What color is #a7f3cf?

#a7f3cf is a light electric green, closest to Aqua Marine (ΔE2000 5.7). It sits at 152° on the hue wheel with 76% saturation and 80% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #a7f3cf?

rgb(167, 243, 207) — 167 red, 243 green and 207 blue out of 255, or 65.5% / 95.3% / 81.2% by channel.

Is #a7f3cf a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7682 and perceived brightness is 86%, so black text on it reaches 16.36:1.

Should I use black or white text on #a7f3cf?

Black. It scores 16.36:1 against #a7f3cf, versus 1.28:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #a7f3cf?

#F3A7CB sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #F3A7F1 and #F3A9A7, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #a7f3cf?

For interface work: #F4FAF8 as the surface, #C0EDD7 for borders, #4B9B75 for secondary text, #B8148B as an accent and #0F7042 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #A7F3A9 and #A7F1F3 stays calm, while #F3A7CB is the loudest partner.

What is #a7f3cf in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(31%, 0%, 15%, 5%). 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 #a7f3cf warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 76 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #A7F3B3; nudged cooler, #A6F4EC.

Work with #a7f3cf in the Color Lab