What color is #ADC89B?

#ADC89B 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 #ADC89B?

The RGB value is 173, 200, 155: 173 red, 200 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADC89B?

The complementary color is #B69BC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADC89B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADC89B color

#ADC89B rgb(173, 200, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADC89B is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 78.4% green and 60.8% blue (173, 200, 155).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 29% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.51:1).

#ADC89B color codes

HEX	`#ADC89B`
RGB	`rgb(173, 200, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 78.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 29%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 23%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 23%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.61, -17.3, 19.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.61, 26.11, 131.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.803, 52.559, 38.841)`
Decimal	`11389083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADC89B, 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 #ADC89B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADC89B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.51:1	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 #ADC89B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adc89b; }
.text { color: #adc89b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adc89b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 200 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adc89b, #9bc8a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #ADC89B?: #ADC89B 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 #ADC89B?: The RGB value is 173, 200, 155: 173 red, 200 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADC89B?: The complementary color is #B69BC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADC89B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.