What color is #A5C697?

#A5C697 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 #A5C697?

The RGB value is 165, 198, 151: 165 red, 198 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5C697?

The complementary color is #B897C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5C697?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5C697 color

#A5C697 rgb(165, 198, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5C697 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 77.6% green and 59.2% blue (165, 198, 151).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 29% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#A5C697 color codes

HEX	`#A5C697`
RGB	`rgb(165, 198, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 77.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 29%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 24%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 24%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.45, -19.79, 20)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.45, 28.13, 134.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.296, 50.621, 36.867)`
Decimal	`10864279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5C697, 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 #A5C697	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5C697 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	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 #A5C697 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5c697; }
.text { color: #a5c697; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5c697; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 198 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5c697, #97c6a0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A5C697?: #A5C697 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 #A5C697?: The RGB value is 165, 198, 151: 165 red, 198 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5C697?: The complementary color is #B897C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5C697?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.