What color is #A4BB9C?

#A4BB9C is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4BB9C?

The RGB value is 164, 187, 156: 164 red, 187 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4BB9C?

The complementary color is #B39CBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4BB9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4BB9C color

#A4BB9C rgb(164, 187, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4BB9C is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 73.3% green and 61.2% blue (164, 187, 156).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 19% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#A4BB9C color codes

HEX	`#A4BB9C`
RGB	`rgb(164, 187, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 73.3%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 19%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 17%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.44, -13.71, 13.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.44, 18.96, 136.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.08, 45.833, 38.234)`
Decimal	`10795932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4BB9C, 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 #A4BB9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4BB9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	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 #A4BB9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4bb9c; }
.text { color: #a4bb9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4bb9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 187 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4bb9c, #9cbba3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A4BB9C?: #A4BB9C is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4BB9C?: The RGB value is 164, 187, 156: 164 red, 187 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4BB9C?: The complementary color is #B39CBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4BB9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.