What color is #A4B88F?

#A4B88F is a light, grayish yellow-green known as Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Norway?

The RGB value is 164, 184, 143: 164 red, 184 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Norway?

The complementary color is #A38FB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4B88F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Norway color: hex code #A4B88F

#A4B88F rgb(164, 184, 143)

Shades of green

Norway has the hex code #A4B88F. It is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 72.2% green and 56.1% blue (164, 184, 143).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 22% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 28% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

Norway (#A4B88F) color codes

HEX	`#A4B88F`
RGB	`rgb(164, 184, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 72.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 22%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 22%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 22%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.33, -14.33, 18.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.33, 23.47, 127.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.407, 44.156, 32.534)`
Decimal	`10795151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Norway, 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 #A4B88F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4B88F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	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 #A4B88F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4b88f; }
.text { color: #a4b88f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4b88f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 184 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4b88f, #90b88f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #A4B88F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A4B88F?: #A4B88F is a light, grayish yellow-green known as Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Norway?: The RGB value is 164, 184, 143: 164 red, 184 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Norway?: The complementary color is #A38FB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4B88F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.