What color is #A4BF86?

#A4BF86 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4BF86?

The RGB value is 164, 191, 134: 164 red, 191 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4BF86?

The complementary color is #A186BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4BF86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4BF86 color

#A4BF86 rgb(164, 191, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4BF86 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 74.9% green and 52.5% blue (164, 191, 134).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 31% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.38:1).

#A4BF86 color codes

HEX	`#A4BF86`
RGB	`rgb(164, 191, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 74.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 31%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 30%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 30%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.11, -19.28, 25.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.11, 32.23, 126.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.243, 46.875, 29.583)`
Decimal	`10796934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4BF86, 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 #A4BF86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4BF86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	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 #A4BF86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4bf86; }
.text { color: #a4bf86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4bf86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 191 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4bf86, #87bf86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #A4BF86?: #A4BF86 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4BF86?: The RGB value is 164, 191, 134: 164 red, 191 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4BF86?: The complementary color is #A186BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4BF86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.