What color is #A4ADA0?

#A4ADA0 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4ADA0?

The RGB value is 164, 173, 160: 164 red, 173 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4ADA0?

The complementary color is #A9A0AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4ADA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4ADA0 color

#A4ADA0 rgb(164, 173, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4ADA0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 67.8% green and 62.7% blue (164, 173, 160).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 7% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#A4ADA0 color codes

HEX	`#A4ADA0`
RGB	`rgb(164, 173, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 67.8%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 7%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 8%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 8%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.7, -5.62, 5.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.7, 7.93, 135.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.597, 40.318, 39.105)`
Decimal	`10792352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4ADA0, 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 #A4ADA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4ADA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	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 #A4ADA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4ada0; }
.text { color: #a4ada0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4ada0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 173 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4ada0, #a0ada3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A4ADA0?: #A4ADA0 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4ADA0?: The RGB value is 164, 173, 160: 164 red, 173 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4ADA0?: The complementary color is #A9A0AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4ADA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.