What color is #A4BD6F?

#A4BD6F is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Around the Gills. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4BD6F?

The RGB value is 164, 189, 111: 164 red, 189 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4BD6F?

The complementary color is #886FBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4BD6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4BD6F color

#A4BD6F rgb(164, 189, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4BD6F is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 74.1% green and 43.5% blue (164, 189, 111).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 37% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Around the Gills (#A1B670), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#A4BD6F color codes

HEX	`#A4BD6F`
RGB	`rgb(164, 189, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 74.1%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 37%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 41%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 41%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.18, -21.37, 36.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.18, 42.37, 120.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.377, 45.435, 21.889)`
Decimal	`10796399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4BD6F, 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 #A4BD6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4BD6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	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 #A4BD6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4bd6f; }
.text { color: #a4bd6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4bd6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 189 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4bd6f, #7dbd6f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A4BD6F?: #A4BD6F is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Around the Gills. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4BD6F?: The RGB value is 164, 189, 111: 164 red, 189 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4BD6F?: The complementary color is #886FBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4BD6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.