What color is #A4BEA4?

#A4BEA4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4BEA4?

The RGB value is 164, 190, 164: 164 red, 190 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4BEA4?

The complementary color is #BEA4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4BEA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4BEA4 color

#A4BEA4 rgb(164, 190, 164)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4BEA4 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 74.5% green and 64.3% blue (164, 190, 164).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 17% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.48:1).

#A4BEA4 color codes

HEX	`#A4BEA4`
RGB	`rgb(164, 190, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 74.5%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 17%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 14%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 14%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.44, -13.84, 10.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.44, 17.19, 143.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.423, 47.399, 42.134)`
Decimal	`10796708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4BEA4, 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 #A4BEA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4BEA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.48:1	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 #A4BEA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4bea4; }
.text { color: #a4bea4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4bea4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 190 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4bea4, #a4beb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A4BEA4?: #A4BEA4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4BEA4?: The RGB value is 164, 190, 164: 164 red, 190 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4BEA4?: The complementary color is #BEA4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4BEA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.