What color is #A4B194?

#A4B194 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4B194?

The RGB value is 164, 177, 148: 164 red, 177 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4B194?

The complementary color is #A194B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4B194?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4B194 color

#A4B194 rgb(164, 177, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4B194 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 69.4% green and 58% blue (164, 177, 148).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 16% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#A4B194 color codes

HEX	`#A4B194`
RGB	`rgb(164, 177, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 69.4%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 16%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 16%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 16%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.51, -9.86, 13.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.51, 16.58, 126.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.376, 41.475, 34.1)`
Decimal	`10793364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4B194, 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 #A4B194	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4B194 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	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 #A4B194 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4b194; }
.text { color: #a4b194; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4b194; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 177 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4b194, #96b194); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A4B194?: #A4B194 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4B194?: The RGB value is 164, 177, 148: 164 red, 177 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4B194?: The complementary color is #A194B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4B194?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.