What color is #A4B397?

#A4B397 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4B397?

The RGB value is 164, 179, 151: 164 red, 179 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4B397?

The complementary color is #A697B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4B397?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4B397 color

#A4B397 rgb(164, 179, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4B397 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 70.2% green and 59.2% blue (164, 179, 151).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#A4B397 color codes

HEX	`#A4B397`
RGB	`rgb(164, 179, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 70.2%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 16%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 16%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.12, -10.4, 12.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.12, 16.31, 129.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.015, 42.367, 35.5)`
Decimal	`10793879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4B397, 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 #A4B397	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4B397 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	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 #A4B397 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4b397; }
.text { color: #a4b397; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4b397; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 179 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4b397, #97b398); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A4B397?: #A4B397 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4B397?: The RGB value is 164, 179, 151: 164 red, 179 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4B397?: The complementary color is #A697B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4B397?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.