What color is #A4BEB2?

#A4BEB2 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4BEB2?

The RGB value is 164, 190, 178: 164 red, 190 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4BEB2?

The complementary color is #BEA4B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4BEB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4BEB2 color

#A4BEB2 rgb(164, 190, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4BEB2 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 74.5% green and 69.8% blue (164, 190, 178).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 17% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#A4BEB2 color codes

HEX	`#A4BEB2`
RGB	`rgb(164, 190, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 74.5%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 17%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 14%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 6%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.78, -11.2, 3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.78, 11.62, 164.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.757, 47.933, 49.163)`
Decimal	`10796722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4BEB2, 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 #A4BEB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4BEB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	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 #A4BEB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4beb2; }
.text { color: #a4beb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4beb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 190 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4beb2, #a4bdbe); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A4BEB2?: #A4BEB2 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4BEB2?: The RGB value is 164, 190, 178: 164 red, 190 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4BEB2?: The complementary color is #BEA4B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4BEB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.