What color is #A9C79B?

#A9C79B 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 #A9C79B?

The RGB value is 169, 199, 155: 169 red, 199 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9C79B?

The complementary color is #B99BC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9C79B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9C79B color

#A9C79B rgb(169, 199, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #A9C79B is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 78% green and 60.8% blue (169, 199, 155).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 28% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.33:1).

#A9C79B color codes

HEX	`#A9C79B`
RGB	`rgb(169, 199, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 78%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 28%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 22%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 22%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.07, -18.22, 18.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.07, 26.15, 134.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.701, 51.648, 38.723)`
Decimal	`11126683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9C79B, 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 #A9C79B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9C79B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	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 #A9C79B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9c79b; }
.text { color: #a9c79b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9c79b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 199 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9c79b, #9bc7a3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A9C79B?: #A9C79B 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 #A9C79B?: The RGB value is 169, 199, 155: 169 red, 199 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9C79B?: The complementary color is #B99BC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9C79B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.