What color is #A4BC9A?

#A4BC9A 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 #A4BC9A?

The RGB value is 164, 188, 154: 164 red, 188 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4BC9A?

The complementary color is #B29ABC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4BC9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4BC9A color

#A4BC9A rgb(164, 188, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4BC9A is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 73.7% green and 60.4% blue (164, 188, 154).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 20% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#A4BC9A color codes

HEX	`#A4BC9A`
RGB	`rgb(164, 188, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 73.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 20%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 18%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 18%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.67, -14.57, 14.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.67, 20.56, 135.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.125, 46.192, 37.42)`
Decimal	`10796186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4BC9A, 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 #A4BC9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4BC9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	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 #A4BC9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4bc9a; }
.text { color: #a4bc9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4bc9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 188 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4bc9a, #9abca1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A4BC9A?: #A4BC9A 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 #A4BC9A?: The RGB value is 164, 188, 154: 164 red, 188 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4BC9A?: The complementary color is #B29ABC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4BC9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.