What color is #A4AD9B?

#A4AD9B is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4AD9B?

The RGB value is 164, 173, 155: 164 red, 173 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4AD9B?

The complementary color is #A49BAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4AD9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4AD9B color

#A4AD9B rgb(164, 173, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4AD9B is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 67.8% green and 60.8% blue (164, 173, 155).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 10% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#A4AD9B color codes

HEX	`#A4AD9B`
RGB	`rgb(164, 173, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 67.8%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 10%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 10%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 10%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.57, -6.52, 8.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.57, 10.45, 128.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.169, 40.146, 36.847)`
Decimal	`10792347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4AD9B, 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 #A4AD9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4AD9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	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 #A4AD9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4ad9b; }
.text { color: #a4ad9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4ad9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 173 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4ad9b, #9bad9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A4AD9B?: #A4AD9B is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4AD9B?: The RGB value is 164, 173, 155: 164 red, 173 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4AD9B?: The complementary color is #A49BAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4AD9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.