What color is #A4C2AE?

#A4C2AE 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 #A4C2AE?

The RGB value is 164, 194, 174: 164 red, 194 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4C2AE?

The complementary color is #C2A4B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4C2AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4C2AE color

#A4C2AE rgb(164, 194, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4C2AE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 76.1% green and 68.2% blue (164, 194, 174).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 20% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.91:1).

#A4C2AE color codes

HEX	`#A4C2AE`
RGB	`rgb(164, 194, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 76.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 20%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 15%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 10%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.78, -14.04, 6.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.78, 15.56, 154.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.24, 49.531, 47.371)`
Decimal	`10797742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4C2AE, 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 #A4C2AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4C2AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.91:1	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 #A4C2AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4c2ae; }
.text { color: #a4c2ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4c2ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 194 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4c2ae, #a4c2bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A4C2AE?: #A4C2AE 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 #A4C2AE?: The RGB value is 164, 194, 174: 164 red, 194 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4C2AE?: The complementary color is #C2A4B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4C2AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.