What color is #A4CEA9?

#A4CEA9 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 #A4CEA9?

The RGB value is 164, 206, 169: 164 red, 206 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4CEA9?

The complementary color is #CEA4C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4CEA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4CEA9 color

#A4CEA9 rgb(164, 206, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4CEA9 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 80.8% green and 66.3% blue (164, 206, 169).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 30% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.98:1).

#A4CEA9 color codes

HEX	`#A4CEA9`
RGB	`rgb(164, 206, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 80.8%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 30%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 20%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 18%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.98, -21.04, 13.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.98, 25.24, 146.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.541, 54.898, 45.778)`
Decimal	`10800809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4CEA9, 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 #A4CEA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4CEA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.98:1	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 #A4CEA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4cea9; }
.text { color: #a4cea9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4cea9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 206 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4cea9, #a4cebe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #A4CEA9?: #A4CEA9 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 #A4CEA9?: The RGB value is 164, 206, 169: 164 red, 206 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4CEA9?: The complementary color is #CEA4C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4CEA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.