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A4C596

#A4C596 closest to Oh Pistachio

#A4C596 is a light, muted green; the closest named color is Oh Pistachio. In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 77.3% green and 58.8% blue (rgb(164, 197, 150)). Its HSL value is 102° hue, 29% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 23% black. #A4C596 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.01:1.

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Variations of #A4C596

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#A4C596 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#A4C596 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A4C596 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C3BA98
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C9BD93
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0BF95
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C3BA98
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BBBE97
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A3C1B8
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A3C4A7
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B6BEB3

#A4C596 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.91:1 Very poor#A4C596 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.01:1 Very good#A4C596 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A4C596 in CSS

/* Oh Pistachio */
.color { color: #A4C596; }
.background { background-color: #A4C596; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A4C596; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(164 197 150);
color: hsl(102 29% 68%);
color: oklch(0.787 0.074 136.5);

#A4C596 FAQ

What color is #A4C596?

#A4C596 is a light, muted green. Its closest named color is Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #A4C596?

#A4C596 is rgb(164, 197, 150) in RGB, hsl(102, 29%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 0%, 24%, 23%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A4C596?

The complementary color of #A4C596 is #B796C5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A4C596?

Black text has the best contrast on #A4C596: 11.01:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A4C596 a warm or cool color?

#A4C596 is a cool color.