What color is #A4B284?

#A4B284 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4B284?

The RGB value is 164, 178, 132: 164 red, 178 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4B284?

The complementary color is #9284B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4B284?

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.

#A4B284 color

#A4B284 rgb(164, 178, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4B284 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 69.8% green and 51.8% blue (164, 178, 132).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 23% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A4B284 color codes

HEX	`#A4B284`
RGB	`rgb(164, 178, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 69.8%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 23%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 26%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 26%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.45, -12.93, 21.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.45, 25.47, 120.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.395, 41.399, 27.952)`
Decimal	`10793604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4B284, 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 #A4B284	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4B284 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 #A4B284 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4b284; }
.text { color: #a4b284; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4b284; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 178 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4b284, #8db284); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A4B284?: #A4B284 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4B284?: The RGB value is 164, 178, 132: 164 red, 178 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4B284?: The complementary color is #9284B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4B284?: 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.