What color is #A4A990?

#A4A990 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4A990?

The RGB value is 164, 169, 144: 164 red, 169 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4A990?

The complementary color is #9590A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4A990?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4A990 color

#A4A990 rgb(164, 169, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4A990 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 66.3% green and 56.5% blue (164, 169, 144).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 13% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#A4A990 color codes

HEX	`#A4A990`
RGB	`rgb(164, 169, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 66.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 13%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 15%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 15%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.23, -6.28, 12.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.23, 13.82, 117)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.531, 38.282, 31.95)`
Decimal	`10791312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4A990, 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 #A4A990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4A990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #A4A990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4a990; }
.text { color: #a4a990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4a990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 169 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4a990, #98a990); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A4A990?: #A4A990 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4A990?: The RGB value is 164, 169, 144: 164 red, 169 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4A990?: The complementary color is #9590A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4A990?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.