What color is #ADC49C?

#ADC49C 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 #ADC49C?

The RGB value is 173, 196, 156: 173 red, 196 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADC49C?

The complementary color is #B39CC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADC49C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADC49C color

#ADC49C rgb(173, 196, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADC49C is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 76.9% green and 61.2% blue (173, 196, 156).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 25% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#ADC49C color codes

HEX	`#ADC49C`
RGB	`rgb(173, 196, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 76.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 25%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 20%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 20%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.54, -15.1, 17.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.54, 23.14, 130.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.973, 50.764, 38.98)`
Decimal	`11388060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADC49C, 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 #ADC49C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADC49C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	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 #ADC49C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adc49c; }
.text { color: #adc49c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adc49c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 196 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adc49c, #9cc49f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #ADC49C?: #ADC49C 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 #ADC49C?: The RGB value is 173, 196, 156: 173 red, 196 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADC49C?: The complementary color is #B39CC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADC49C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.