What color is #A4B8AE?

#A4B8AE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4B8AE?

The RGB value is 164, 184, 174: 164 red, 184 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4B8AE?

The complementary color is #B8A4AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4B8AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4B8AE color

#A4B8AE rgb(164, 184, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4B8AE is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 72.2% green and 68.2% blue (164, 184, 174).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 12% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#A4B8AE color codes

HEX	`#A4B8AE`
RGB	`rgb(164, 184, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 72.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 12%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 11%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 5%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.04, -8.83, 2.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.04, 9.25, 162.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.089, 45.229, 46.654)`
Decimal	`10795182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4B8AE, 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 #A4B8AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4B8AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	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 #A4B8AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4b8ae; }
.text { color: #a4b8ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4b8ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 184 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4b8ae, #a4b8b8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A4B8AE?: #A4B8AE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4B8AE?: The RGB value is 164, 184, 174: 164 red, 184 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4B8AE?: The complementary color is #B8A4AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4B8AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.