What color is #A4DCB9?

#A4DCB9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4DCB9?

The RGB value is 164, 220, 185: 164 red, 220 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4DCB9?

The complementary color is #DCA4C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4DCB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.52:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4DCB9 color

#A4DCB9 rgb(164, 220, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4DCB9 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 86.3% green and 72.5% blue (164, 220, 185).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 44% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Glaucous Green (#B3E8C2), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.52:1).

#A4DCB9 color codes

HEX	`#A4DCB9`
RGB	`rgb(164, 220, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 86.3%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 44%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 25%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 16%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.22, -24.97, 11.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.22, 27.47, 155.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.657, 62.58, 55.352)`
Decimal	`10804409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4DCB9, 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 #A4DCB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4DCB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.52:1	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 #A4DCB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4dcb9; }
.text { color: #a4dcb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4dcb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 220 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4dcb9, #a4dcd5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A4DCB9?: #A4DCB9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4DCB9?: The RGB value is 164, 220, 185: 164 red, 220 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4DCB9?: The complementary color is #DCA4C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4DCB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.52:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.