What color is #A4B09D?

#A4B09D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4B09D?

The RGB value is 164, 176, 157: 164 red, 176 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4B09D?

The complementary color is #A99DB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4B09D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4B09D color

#A4B09D rgb(164, 176, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4B09D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 69% green and 61.6% blue (164, 176, 157).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 11% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Salvia (#A8B59E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#A4B09D color codes

HEX	`#A4B09D`
RGB	`rgb(164, 176, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 69%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 11%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 11%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 11%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.44, -7.76, 8.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.44, 11.37, 133.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.92, 41.377, 37.933)`
Decimal	`10793117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4B09D, 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 #A4B09D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4B09D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	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 #A4B09D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4b09d; }
.text { color: #a4b09d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4b09d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 176 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4b09d, #9db0a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A4B09D?: #A4B09D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4B09D?: The RGB value is 164, 176, 157: 164 red, 176 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4B09D?: The complementary color is #A99DB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4B09D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.