What color is #A4BDA0?

#A4BDA0 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 #A4BDA0?

The RGB value is 164, 189, 160: 164 red, 189 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4BDA0?

The complementary color is #B9A0BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4BDA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4BDA0 color

#A4BDA0 rgb(164, 189, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4BDA0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 74.1% green and 62.7% blue (164, 189, 160).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#A4BDA0 color codes

HEX	`#A4BDA0`
RGB	`rgb(164, 189, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 74.1%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 15%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 15%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.08, -14.04, 11.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.08, 18.36, 139.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.851, 46.825, 40.189)`
Decimal	`10796448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4BDA0, 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 #A4BDA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4BDA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	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 #A4BDA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4bda0; }
.text { color: #a4bda0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4bda0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 189 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4bda0, #a0bdaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A4BDA0?: #A4BDA0 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 #A4BDA0?: The RGB value is 164, 189, 160: 164 red, 189 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4BDA0?: The complementary color is #B9A0BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4BDA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.