What color is #A4D399?

#A4D399 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 #A4D399?

The RGB value is 164, 211, 153: 164 red, 211 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4D399?

The complementary color is #C899D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4D399?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4D399 color

#A4D399 rgb(164, 211, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4D399 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 82.7% green and 60% blue (164, 211, 153).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 40% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Botanist (#9AD28C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.36:1).

#A4D399 color codes

HEX	`#A4D399`
RGB	`rgb(164, 211, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 82.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 40%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 27%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 27%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.06, -26.21, 23.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.06, 35.46, 137.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.352, 56.78, 38.754)`
Decimal	`10802073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4D399, 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 #A4D399	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4D399 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.36:1	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 #A4D399 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4d399; }
.text { color: #a4d399; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4d399; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 211 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4d399, #99d3ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #A4D399?: #A4D399 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 #A4D399?: The RGB value is 164, 211, 153: 164 red, 211 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4D399?: The complementary color is #C899D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4D399?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.