What color is #A4BDB9?

#A4BDB9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4BDB9?

The RGB value is 164, 189, 185: 164 red, 189 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4BDB9?

The complementary color is #BDA4A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4BDB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4BDB9 color

#A4BDB9 rgb(164, 189, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4BDB9 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 74.1% green and 72.5% blue (164, 189, 185).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 16% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#A4BDB9 color codes

HEX	`#A4BDB9`
RGB	`rgb(164, 189, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 74.1%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 16%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 13%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 2%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.69, -9.28, -0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.69, 9.32, 185.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.262, 47.79, 52.887)`
Decimal	`10796473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4BDB9, 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 #A4BDB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4BDB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	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 #A4BDB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4bdb9; }
.text { color: #a4bdb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4bdb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 189 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4bdb9, #a4b4bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A4BDB9?: #A4BDB9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4BDB9?: The RGB value is 164, 189, 185: 164 red, 189 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4BDB9?: The complementary color is #BDA4A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4BDB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.