What color is #A4B6A4?

#A4B6A4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4B6A4?

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

What is the complementary color of #A4B6A4?

The complementary color is #B6A4B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4B6A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4B6A4 color

#A4B6A4 rgb(164, 182, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4B6A4 is a light, grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 11% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#A4B6A4 color codes

HEX	`#A4B6A4`
RGB	`rgb(164, 182, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 71.4%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 11%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 10%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 10%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.25, -9.67, 7.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.25, 11.97, 143.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.737, 44.028, 41.572)`
Decimal	`10794660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4B6A4, 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 #A4B6A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4B6A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	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 #A4B6A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4b6a4; }
.text { color: #a4b6a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4b6a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 182 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4b6a4, #a4b6ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A4B6A4?: #A4B6A4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4B6A4?: The RGB value is 164, 182, 164: 164 red, 182 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4B6A4?: The complementary color is #B6A4B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4B6A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.