What color is #A4C59E?

#A4C59E is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4C59E?

The RGB value is 164, 197, 158: 164 red, 197 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4C59E?

The complementary color is #BF9EC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4C59E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4C59E color

#A4C59E rgb(164, 197, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4C59E is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 77.3% green and 62% blue (164, 197, 158).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 25% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

#A4C59E color codes

HEX	`#A4C59E`
RGB	`rgb(164, 197, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 77.3%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 25%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 20%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 20%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.25, -18.47, 15.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.25, 24.41, 139.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.446, 50.293, 39.865)`
Decimal	`10798494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4C59E, 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 #A4C59E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4C59E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	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 #A4C59E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4c59e; }
.text { color: #a4c59e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4c59e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 197 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4c59e, #9ec5ac); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A4C59E?: #A4C59E is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4C59E?: The RGB value is 164, 197, 158: 164 red, 197 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4C59E?: The complementary color is #BF9EC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4C59E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.