What color is #A4BFAB?

#A4BFAB 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 #A4BFAB?

The RGB value is 164, 191, 171: 164 red, 191 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4BFAB?

The complementary color is #BFA4B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4BFAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4BFAB color

#A4BFAB rgb(164, 191, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4BFAB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 74.9% green and 67.1% blue (164, 191, 171).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 17% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#A4BFAB color codes

HEX	`#A4BFAB`
RGB	`rgb(164, 191, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 74.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 17%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 14%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 10%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.88, -13.06, 7.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.88, 14.83, 151.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.29, 48.094, 45.628)`
Decimal	`10796971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4BFAB, 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 #A4BFAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4BFAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	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 #A4BFAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4bfab; }
.text { color: #a4bfab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4bfab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 191 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4bfab, #a4bfb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A4BFAB?: #A4BFAB 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 #A4BFAB?: The RGB value is 164, 191, 171: 164 red, 191 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4BFAB?: The complementary color is #BFA4B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4BFAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.