What color is #A4B77E?

#A4B77E is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4B77E?

The RGB value is 164, 183, 126: 164 red, 183 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4B77E?

The complementary color is #917EB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4B77E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4B77E color

#A4B77E rgb(164, 183, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4B77E is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 71.8% green and 49.4% blue (164, 183, 126).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 28% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#A4B77E color codes

HEX	`#A4B77E`
RGB	`rgb(164, 183, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 71.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 28%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 31%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 31%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.73, -16.37, 26.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.73, 31.48, 121.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.009, 43.266, 26.189)`
Decimal	`10794878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4B77E, 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 #A4B77E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4B77E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	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 #A4B77E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4b77e; }
.text { color: #a4b77e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4b77e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 183 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4b77e, #88b77e); }

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Questions

What color is #A4B77E?: #A4B77E is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4B77E?: The RGB value is 164, 183, 126: 164 red, 183 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4B77E?: The complementary color is #917EB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4B77E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.