What color is #A4B78E?

#A4B78E is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4B78E?

The RGB value is 164, 183, 142: 164 red, 183 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4B78E?

The complementary color is #A18EB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4B78E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4B78E color

#A4B78E rgb(164, 183, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4B78E is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 71.8% green and 55.7% blue (164, 183, 142).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 22% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#A4B78E color codes

HEX	`#A4B78E`
RGB	`rgb(164, 183, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 71.8%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 22%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 22%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 22%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.04, -13.97, 18.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.04, 23.36, 126.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.125, 43.712, 32.067)`
Decimal	`10794894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4B78E, 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 #A4B78E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4B78E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	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 #A4B78E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4b78e; }
.text { color: #a4b78e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4b78e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 183 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4b78e, #90b78e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A4B78E?: #A4B78E is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4B78E?: The RGB value is 164, 183, 142: 164 red, 183 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4B78E?: The complementary color is #A18EB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4B78E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.