What color is #A9C49C?

#A9C49C 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 #A9C49C?

The RGB value is 169, 196, 156: 169 red, 196 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9C49C?

The complementary color is #B79CC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9C49C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9C49C color

#A9C49C rgb(169, 196, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #A9C49C is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 76.9% green and 61.2% blue (169, 196, 156).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 25% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

#A9C49C color codes

HEX	`#A9C49C`
RGB	`rgb(169, 196, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 76.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 25%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 20%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 20%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.26, -16.54, 17.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.26, 23.79, 134.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.102, 50.315, 38.94)`
Decimal	`11125916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9C49C, 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 #A9C49C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9C49C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	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 #A9C49C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9c49c; }
.text { color: #a9c49c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9c49c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 196 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9c49c, #9cc4a3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A9C49C?: #A9C49C 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 #A9C49C?: The RGB value is 169, 196, 156: 169 red, 196 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9C49C?: The complementary color is #B79CC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9C49C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.