What color is #A4AB84?

#A4AB84 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4AB84?

The RGB value is 164, 171, 132: 164 red, 171 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4AB84?

The complementary color is #8B84AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4AB84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4AB84 color

#A4AB84 rgb(164, 171, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4AB84 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 67.1% green and 51.8% blue (164, 171, 132).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#A4AB84 color codes

HEX	`#A4AB84`
RGB	`rgb(164, 171, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 67.1%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 23%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.52, -9.25, 19.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.52, 21.41, 115.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.037, 38.684, 27.499)`
Decimal	`10791812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4AB84, 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 #A4AB84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4AB84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	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 #A4AB84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4ab84; }
.text { color: #a4ab84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4ab84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 171 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4ab84, #91ab84); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A4AB84?: #A4AB84 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4AB84?: The RGB value is 164, 171, 132: 164 red, 171 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4AB84?: The complementary color is #8B84AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4AB84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.