What color is #A9D492?

#A9D492 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9D492?

The RGB value is 169, 212, 146: 169 red, 212 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9D492?

The complementary color is #BD92D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9D492?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9D492 color

#A9D492 rgb(169, 212, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #A9D492 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 83.1% green and 57.3% blue (169, 212, 146).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 43% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Botanist (#9AD28C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.52:1).

#A9D492 color codes

HEX	`#A9D492`
RGB	`rgb(169, 212, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 83.1%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 43%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 31%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 31%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.51, -26.04, 28.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.51, 38.38, 132.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.093, 57.596, 35.93)`
Decimal	`11130002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9D492, 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 #A9D492	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9D492 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.52:1	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 #A9D492 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9d492; }
.text { color: #a9d492; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9d492; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 212 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9d492, #92d49c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #A9D492?: #A9D492 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9D492?: The RGB value is 169, 212, 146: 169 red, 212 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9D492?: The complementary color is #BD92D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9D492?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.