What color is #A4BD96?

#A4BD96 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 #A4BD96?

The RGB value is 164, 189, 150: 164 red, 189 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4BD96?

The complementary color is #AF96BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4BD96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4BD96 color

#A4BD96 rgb(164, 189, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4BD96 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 74.1% green and 58.8% blue (164, 189, 150).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 23% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#A4BD96 color codes

HEX	`#A4BD96`
RGB	`rgb(164, 189, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 74.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 23%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 21%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 21%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.86, -15.75, 16.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.86, 23.13, 132.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.011, 46.489, 35.766)`
Decimal	`10796438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4BD96, 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 #A4BD96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4BD96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	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 #A4BD96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4bd96; }
.text { color: #a4bd96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4bd96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 189 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4bd96, #96bd9c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A4BD96?: #A4BD96 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 #A4BD96?: The RGB value is 164, 189, 150: 164 red, 189 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4BD96?: The complementary color is #AF96BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4BD96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.