What color is #A4C1BC?

#A4C1BC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4C1BC?

The RGB value is 164, 193, 188: 164 red, 193 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4C1BC?

The complementary color is #C1A4A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4C1BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4C1BC color

#A4C1BC rgb(164, 193, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4C1BC is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 75.7% green and 73.7% blue (164, 193, 188).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 19% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.93:1).

#A4C1BC color codes

HEX	`#A4C1BC`
RGB	`rgb(164, 193, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 75.7%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 19%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 15%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 3%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.86, -10.77, -0.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.86, 10.8, 184.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.455, 49.662, 54.863)`
Decimal	`10797500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4C1BC, 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 #A4C1BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4C1BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.93:1	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 #A4C1BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4c1bc; }
.text { color: #a4c1bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4c1bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 193 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4c1bc, #a4b7c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A4C1BC?: #A4C1BC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4C1BC?: The RGB value is 164, 193, 188: 164 red, 193 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4C1BC?: The complementary color is #C1A4A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4C1BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.