What color is #A4C5BA?

#A4C5BA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4C5BA?

The RGB value is 164, 197, 186: 164 red, 197 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4C5BA?

The complementary color is #C5A4AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4C5BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4C5BA color

#A4C5BA rgb(164, 197, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4C5BA is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 77.3% green and 72.9% blue (164, 197, 186).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 22% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#A4C5BA color codes

HEX	`#A4C5BA`
RGB	`rgb(164, 197, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 77.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 22%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 17%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 6%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.9, -13.25, 1.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.9, 13.38, 172.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.137, 51.369, 54.035)`
Decimal	`10798522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4C5BA, 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 #A4C5BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4C5BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	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 #A4C5BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4c5ba; }
.text { color: #a4c5ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4c5ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 197 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4c5ba, #a4c0c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A4C5BA?: #A4C5BA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4C5BA?: The RGB value is 164, 197, 186: 164 red, 197 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4C5BA?: The complementary color is #C5A4AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4C5BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.