What color is #A4B699?

#A4B699 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4B699?

The RGB value is 164, 182, 153: 164 red, 182 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4B699?

The complementary color is #AB99B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4B699?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4B699 color

#A4B699 rgb(164, 182, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4B699 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 71.4% green and 60% blue (164, 182, 153).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 17% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Salvia (#A8B59E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#A4B699 color codes

HEX	`#A4B699`
RGB	`rgb(164, 182, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 71.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 17%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 16%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 16%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.99, -11.63, 12.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.99, 17.21, 132.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.787, 43.648, 36.565)`
Decimal	`10794649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4B699, 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 #A4B699	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4B699 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #A4B699 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4b699; }
.text { color: #a4b699; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4b699; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 182 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4b699, #99b69c); }

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Questions

What color is #A4B699?: #A4B699 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4B699?: The RGB value is 164, 182, 153: 164 red, 182 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4B699?: The complementary color is #AB99B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4B699?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.