What color is #A4B99F?

#A4B99F 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 #A4B99F?

The RGB value is 164, 185, 159: 164 red, 185 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4B99F?

The complementary color is #B49FB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4B99F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4B99F color

#A4B99F rgb(164, 185, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4B99F is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 72.5% green and 62.4% blue (164, 185, 159).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 16% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#A4B99F color codes

HEX	`#A4B99F`
RGB	`rgb(164, 185, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 72.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 16%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 14%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 14%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.95, -12.14, 10.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.95, 16.24, 138.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.916, 45.093, 39.448)`
Decimal	`10795423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4B99F, 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 #A4B99F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4B99F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	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 #A4B99F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4b99f; }
.text { color: #a4b99f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4b99f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 185 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4b99f, #9fb9a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A4B99F?: #A4B99F 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 #A4B99F?: The RGB value is 164, 185, 159: 164 red, 185 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4B99F?: The complementary color is #B49FB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4B99F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.