What color is #A4B89F?

#A4B89F is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4B89F?

The RGB value is 164, 184, 159: 164 red, 184 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4B89F?

The complementary color is #B39FB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4B89F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4B89F color

#A4B89F rgb(164, 184, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4B89F is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 72.2% green and 62.4% blue (164, 184, 159).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 15% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#A4B89F color codes

HEX	`#A4B89F`
RGB	`rgb(164, 184, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 72.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 15%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 14%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 14%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.68, -11.62, 10.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.68, 15.59, 138.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.707, 44.676, 39.378)`
Decimal	`10795167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4B89F, 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 #A4B89F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4B89F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	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 #A4B89F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4b89f; }
.text { color: #a4b89f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4b89f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 184 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4b89f, #9fb8a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A4B89F?: #A4B89F is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4B89F?: The RGB value is 164, 184, 159: 164 red, 184 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4B89F?: The complementary color is #B39FB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4B89F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.