What color is #A4BAAA?

#A4BAAA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4BAAA?

The RGB value is 164, 186, 170: 164 red, 186 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4BAAA?

The complementary color is #BAA4B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4BAAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4BAAA color

#A4BAAA rgb(164, 186, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4BAAA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 72.9% green and 66.7% blue (164, 186, 170).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 14% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#A4BAAA color codes

HEX	`#A4BAAA`
RGB	`rgb(164, 186, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 72.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 14%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 12%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 9%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.49, -10.65, 5.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.49, 12.02, 152.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.123, 45.912, 44.77)`
Decimal	`10795690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4BAAA, 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 #A4BAAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4BAAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	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 #A4BAAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4baaa; }
.text { color: #a4baaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4baaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 186 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4baaa, #a4bab5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A4BAAA?: #A4BAAA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4BAAA?: The RGB value is 164, 186, 170: 164 red, 186 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4BAAA?: The complementary color is #BAA4B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4BAAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.