What color is #A3C497?

#A3C497 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3C497?

The RGB value is 163, 196, 151: 163 red, 196 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3C497?

The complementary color is #B897C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3C497?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3C497 color

#A3C497 rgb(163, 196, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #A3C497 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 76.9% green and 59.2% blue (163, 196, 151).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 28% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#A3C497 color codes

HEX	`#A3C497`
RGB	`rgb(163, 196, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 76.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 28%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 23%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 23%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.76, -19.49, 19.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.76, 27.24, 135.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.429, 49.5, 36.697)`
Decimal	`10732695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3C497, 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 #A3C497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3C497 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	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 #A3C497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3c497; }
.text { color: #a3c497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3c497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 196 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3c497, #97c4a2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A3C497?: #A3C497 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3C497?: The RGB value is 163, 196, 151: 163 red, 196 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3C497?: The complementary color is #B897C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3C497?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.