What color is #A4C193?

#A4C193 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4C193?

The RGB value is 164, 193, 147: 164 red, 193 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4C193?

The complementary color is #B093C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4C193?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4C193 color

#A4C193 rgb(164, 193, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4C193 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 75.7% green and 57.6% blue (164, 193, 147).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 27% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#A4C193 color codes

HEX	`#A4C193`
RGB	`rgb(164, 193, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 75.7%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 27%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 24%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 24%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.91, -18.28, 20)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.91, 27.1, 132.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.645, 48.138, 34.801)`
Decimal	`10797459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4C193, 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 #A4C193	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4C193 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	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 #A4C193 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4c193; }
.text { color: #a4c193; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4c193; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 193 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4c193, #93c199); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A4C193?: #A4C193 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4C193?: The RGB value is 164, 193, 147: 164 red, 193 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4C193?: The complementary color is #B093C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4C193?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.