What color is #A4BCA1?

#A4BCA1 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 #A4BCA1?

The RGB value is 164, 188, 161: 164 red, 188 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4BCA1?

The complementary color is #B9A1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4BCA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4BCA1 color

#A4BCA1 rgb(164, 188, 161)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4BCA1 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 73.7% green and 63.1% blue (164, 188, 161).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 17% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#A4BCA1 color codes

HEX	`#A4BCA1`
RGB	`rgb(164, 188, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 73.7%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 17%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 14%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 14%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.82, -13.34, 10.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.82, 17.25, 140.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.725, 46.432, 40.581)`
Decimal	`10796193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4BCA1, 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 #A4BCA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4BCA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	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 #A4BCA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4bca1; }
.text { color: #a4bca1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4bca1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 188 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4bca1, #a1bcab); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A4BCA1?: #A4BCA1 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 #A4BCA1?: The RGB value is 164, 188, 161: 164 red, 188 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4BCA1?: The complementary color is #B9A1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4BCA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.