What color is #A3D58A?

#A3D58A is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Gossip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3D58A?

The RGB value is 163, 213, 138: 163 red, 213 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3D58A?

The complementary color is #BC8AD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3D58A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3D58A color

#A3D58A rgb(163, 213, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #A3D58A is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 83.5% green and 54.1% blue (163, 213, 138).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 47% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Gossip (#9FD385), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.44:1).

#A3D58A color codes

HEX	`#A3D58A`
RGB	`rgb(163, 213, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 83.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 47%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 35%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 35%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.3, -29.8, 31.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.3, 43.7, 132.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.485, 57.209, 32.791)`
Decimal	`10737034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3D58A, 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 #A3D58A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3D58A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.44:1	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 #A3D58A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3d58a; }
.text { color: #a3d58a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3d58a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 213 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3d58a, #8ad596); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #A3D58A?: #A3D58A is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Gossip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3D58A?: The RGB value is 163, 213, 138: 163 red, 213 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3D58A?: The complementary color is #BC8AD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3D58A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.