What color is #A4B369?

#A4B369 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Matcha Mecha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4B369?

The RGB value is 164, 179, 105: 164 red, 179 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4B369?

The complementary color is #7869B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4B369?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4B369 color

#A4B369 rgb(164, 179, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4B369 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 70.2% green and 41.2% blue (164, 179, 105).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 33% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Matcha Mecha (#9FAF6C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#A4B369 color codes

HEX	`#A4B369`
RGB	`rgb(164, 179, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 70.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 33%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 41%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 41%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.28, -17.04, 36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.28, 39.83, 115.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.98, 41.153, 19.515)`
Decimal	`10793833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4B369, 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 #A4B369	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4B369 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	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 #A4B369 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4b369; }
.text { color: #a4b369; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4b369; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 179 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4b369, #7fb369); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #A4B369?: #A4B369 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Matcha Mecha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4B369?: The RGB value is 164, 179, 105: 164 red, 179 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4B369?: The complementary color is #7869B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4B369?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.