What color is #A9C296?

#A9C296 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 #A9C296?

The RGB value is 169, 194, 150: 169 red, 194 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9C296?

The complementary color is #AF96C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9C296?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9C296 color

#A9C296 rgb(169, 194, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #A9C296 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 76.1% green and 58.8% blue (169, 194, 150).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 27% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#A9C296 color codes

HEX	`#A9C296`
RGB	`rgb(169, 194, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 76.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 27%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 23%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 23%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.59, -16.5, 19.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.59, 25.46, 130.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.158, 49.22, 36.18)`
Decimal	`11125398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9C296, 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 #A9C296	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9C296 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	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 #A9C296 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9c296; }
.text { color: #a9c296; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9c296; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 194 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9c296, #96c299); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A9C296?: #A9C296 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 #A9C296?: The RGB value is 169, 194, 150: 169 red, 194 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9C296?: The complementary color is #AF96C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9C296?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.