What color is #A4AC90?

#A4AC90 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 #A4AC90?

The RGB value is 164, 172, 144: 164 red, 172 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4AC90?

The complementary color is #9890AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4AC90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4AC90 color

#A4AC90 rgb(164, 172, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4AC90 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 67.5% green and 56.5% blue (164, 172, 144).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#A4AC90 color codes

HEX	`#A4AC90`
RGB	`rgb(164, 172, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 67.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 16%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.05, -7.88, 13.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.05, 15.61, 120.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.096, 39.411, 32.138)`
Decimal	`10792080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4AC90, 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 #A4AC90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4AC90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	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 #A4AC90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4ac90; }
.text { color: #a4ac90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4ac90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 172 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4ac90, #96ac90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A4AC90?: #A4AC90 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 #A4AC90?: The RGB value is 164, 172, 144: 164 red, 172 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4AC90?: The complementary color is #9890AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4AC90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.