What color is #A3C837?

#A3C837 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Pesto di Pistacchio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3C837?

The RGB value is 163, 200, 55: 163 red, 200 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3C837?

The complementary color is #5C37C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3C837?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3C837 color

#A3C837 rgb(163, 200, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #A3C837 is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 78.4% green and 21.6% blue (163, 200, 55).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 57% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pesto di Pistacchio (#A7C437), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#A3C837 color codes

HEX	`#A3C837`
RGB	`rgb(163, 200, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 78.4%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 57%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 73%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 73%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.68, -31.92, 64.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.68, 71.78, 116.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.449, 49.371, 11.223)`
Decimal	`10733623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3C837, 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 #A3C837	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3C837 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	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 #A3C837 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3c837; }
.text { color: #a3c837; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3c837; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 200 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3c837, #5ac837); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A3C837?: #A3C837 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Pesto di Pistacchio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3C837?: The RGB value is 163, 200, 55: 163 red, 200 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3C837?: The complementary color is #5C37C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3C837?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.