What color is #A7C437?

#A7C437 is a moderate yellow-green known as Pesto di Pistacchio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pesto di Pistacchio?

The RGB value is 167, 196, 55: 167 red, 196 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pesto di Pistacchio?

The complementary color is #5437C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7C437?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pesto di Pistacchio color: hex code #A7C437

#A7C437 rgb(167, 196, 55)

Shades of green

Pesto di Pistacchio has the hex code #A7C437. It is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 76.9% green and 21.6% blue (167, 196, 55).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 56% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 23% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

Pesto di Pistacchio (#A7C437) color codes

HEX	`#A7C437`
RGB	`rgb(167, 196, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 76.9%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 56%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 72%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 72%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.81, -28.42, 63.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.81, 69.6, 114.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.366, 47.971, 10.957)`
Decimal	`10994743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pesto di Pistacchio, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A7C437	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7C437 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A7C437 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7c437; }
.text { color: #a7c437; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7c437; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 196 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7c437, #61c437); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

See #A7C437 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A7C437?: #A7C437 is a moderate yellow-green known as Pesto di Pistacchio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pesto di Pistacchio?: The RGB value is 167, 196, 55: 167 red, 196 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pesto di Pistacchio?: The complementary color is #5437C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7C437?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.