What color is #A4BF20?

#A4BF20 is a moderate yellow-green known as Pea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pea?

The RGB value is 164, 191, 32: 164 red, 191 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pea?

The complementary color is #3B20BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4BF20?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pea color: hex code #A4BF20

#A4BF20 rgb(164, 191, 32)

Shades of green

Pea has the hex code #A4BF20. It is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 74.9% green and 12.5% blue (164, 191, 32).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 71% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 83% yellow and 25% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

Pea (#A4BF20) color codes

HEX	`#A4BF20`
RGB	`rgb(164, 191, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 74.9%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 71%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 83%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 83%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.06, -28.25, 68.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.06, 74.33, 112.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.202, 45.259, 8.3)`
Decimal	`10796832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pea, 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 #A4BF20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4BF20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	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 #A4BF20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4bf20; }
.text { color: #a4bf20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4bf20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 191 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4bf20, #54bf20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

See #A4BF20 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A4BF20?: #A4BF20 is a moderate yellow-green known as Pea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pea?: The RGB value is 164, 191, 32: 164 red, 191 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pea?: The complementary color is #3B20BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4BF20?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.