What color is #A4C4A0?

#A4C4A0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4C4A0?

The RGB value is 164, 196, 160: 164 red, 196 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4C4A0?

The complementary color is #C0A0C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4C4A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4C4A0 color

#A4C4A0 rgb(164, 196, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4C4A0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 76.9% green and 62.7% blue (164, 196, 160).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 23% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.98:1).

#A4C4A0 color codes

HEX	`#A4C4A0`
RGB	`rgb(164, 196, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 76.9%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 23%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 18%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 18%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.01, -17.62, 14.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.01, 22.86, 140.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.394, 49.91, 40.704)`
Decimal	`10798240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4C4A0, 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 #A4C4A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4C4A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.98:1	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 #A4C4A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4c4a0; }
.text { color: #a4c4a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4c4a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 196 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4c4a0, #a0c4ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A4C4A0?: #A4C4A0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4C4A0?: The RGB value is 164, 196, 160: 164 red, 196 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4C4A0?: The complementary color is #C0A0C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4C4A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.