What color is #A4BEAD?

#A4BEAD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4BEAD?

The RGB value is 164, 190, 173: 164 red, 190 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4BEAD?

The complementary color is #BEA4B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4BEAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4BEAD color

#A4BEAD rgb(164, 190, 173)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4BEAD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 74.5% green and 67.8% blue (164, 190, 173).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 17% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#A4BEAD color codes

HEX	`#A4BEAD`
RGB	`rgb(164, 190, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 74.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 17%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 14%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.66, -12.17, 5.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.66, 13.4, 155.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.264, 47.736, 46.567)`
Decimal	`10796717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4BEAD, 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 #A4BEAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4BEAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	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 #A4BEAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4bead; }
.text { color: #a4bead; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4bead; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 190 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4bead, #a4beba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A4BEAD?: #A4BEAD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4BEAD?: The RGB value is 164, 190, 173: 164 red, 190 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4BEAD?: The complementary color is #BEA4B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4BEAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.