What color is #A4C998?

#A4C998 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4C998?

The RGB value is 164, 201, 152: 164 red, 201 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4C998?

The complementary color is #BD98C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4C998?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4C998 color

#A4C998 rgb(164, 201, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4C998 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 78.8% green and 59.6% blue (164, 201, 152).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 31% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#A4C998 color codes

HEX	`#A4C998`
RGB	`rgb(164, 201, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 78.8%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 31%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 24%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 24%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.24, -21.47, 20.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.24, 29.72, 136.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.863, 51.932, 37.518)`
Decimal	`10799512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4C998, 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 #A4C998	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4C998 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	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 #A4C998 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4c998; }
.text { color: #a4c998; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4c998; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 201 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4c998, #98c9a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A4C998?: #A4C998 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4C998?: The RGB value is 164, 201, 152: 164 red, 201 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4C998?: The complementary color is #BD98C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4C998?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.