What color is #A4AE77?

#A4AE77 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4AE77?

The RGB value is 164, 174, 119: 164 red, 174 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4AE77?

The complementary color is #8177AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4AE77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4AE77 color

#A4AE77 rgb(164, 174, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4AE77 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 68.2% green and 46.7% blue (164, 174, 119).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Estragon (#A5AF76), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#A4AE77 color codes

HEX	`#A4AE77`
RGB	`rgb(164, 174, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 68.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 32%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 32%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.11, -12.7, 27.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.11, 29.95, 115.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.776, 39.497, 23.293)`
Decimal	`10792567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4AE77, 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 #A4AE77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4AE77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	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 #A4AE77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4ae77; }
.text { color: #a4ae77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4ae77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 174 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4ae77, #89ae77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A4AE77?: #A4AE77 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4AE77?: The RGB value is 164, 174, 119: 164 red, 174 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4AE77?: The complementary color is #8177AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4AE77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.