What color is #A4D197?

#A4D197 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4D197?

The RGB value is 164, 209, 151: 164 red, 209 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4D197?

The complementary color is #C497D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4D197?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4D197 color

#A4D197 rgb(164, 209, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4D197 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 82% green and 59.2% blue (164, 209, 151).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 39% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Botanist (#9AD28C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.15:1).

#A4D197 color codes

HEX	`#A4D197`
RGB	`rgb(164, 209, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 82%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 39%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 28%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 28%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.46, -25.56, 24.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.46, 35.14, 136.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.695, 55.727, 37.726)`
Decimal	`10801559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4D197, 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 #A4D197	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4D197 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.15:1	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 #A4D197 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4d197; }
.text { color: #a4d197; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4d197; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 209 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4d197, #97d1a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #A4D197?: #A4D197 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4D197?: The RGB value is 164, 209, 151: 164 red, 209 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4D197?: The complementary color is #C497D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4D197?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.