What color is #A4B89D?

#A4B89D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4B89D?

The RGB value is 164, 184, 157: 164 red, 184 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4B89D?

The complementary color is #B19DB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4B89D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4B89D color

#A4B89D rgb(164, 184, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4B89D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 72.2% green and 61.6% blue (164, 184, 157).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 16% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.92:1).

#A4B89D color codes

HEX	`#A4B89D`
RGB	`rgb(164, 184, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 72.2%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 16%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 15%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 15%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.63, -11.97, 11.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.63, 16.55, 136.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.535, 44.607, 38.472)`
Decimal	`10795165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4B89D, 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 #A4B89D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4B89D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	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 #A4B89D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4b89d; }
.text { color: #a4b89d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4b89d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 184 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4b89d, #9db8a4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A4B89D?: #A4B89D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4B89D?: The RGB value is 164, 184, 157: 164 red, 184 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4B89D?: The complementary color is #B19DB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4B89D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.