What color is #A4AC73?

#A4AC73 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4AC73?

The RGB value is 164, 172, 115: 164 red, 172 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4AC73?

The complementary color is #7B73AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4AC73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4AC73 color

#A4AC73 rgb(164, 172, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4AC73 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 67.5% green and 45.1% blue (164, 172, 115).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 26% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Estragon (#A5AF76), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#A4AC73 color codes

HEX	`#A4AC73`
RGB	`rgb(164, 172, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 67.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 26%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 33%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 33%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.49, -12.19, 28.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.49, 30.94, 113.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.157, 38.636, 21.927)`
Decimal	`10792051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4AC73, 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 #A4AC73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4AC73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	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 #A4AC73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4ac73; }
.text { color: #a4ac73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4ac73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 172 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4ac73, #88ac73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A4AC73?: #A4AC73 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4AC73?: The RGB value is 164, 172, 115: 164 red, 172 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4AC73?: The complementary color is #7B73AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4AC73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.