What color is #A4E4CE?

#A4E4CE is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Freeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4E4CE?

The RGB value is 164, 228, 206: 164 red, 228 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4E4CE?

The complementary color is #E4A4BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4E4CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4E4CE color

#A4E4CE rgb(164, 228, 206)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4E4CE is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 89.4% green and 80.8% blue (164, 228, 206).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 54% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Freeze (#99DDCC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.57:1).

#A4E4CE color codes

HEX	`#A4E4CE`
RGB	`rgb(164, 228, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 89.4%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 54%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 28%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 10%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.92, -24.72, 4.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.92, 25.09, 170.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.19, 67.833, 68.618)`
Decimal	`10806478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4E4CE, 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 #A4E4CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4E4CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.57:1	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 #A4E4CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4e4ce; }
.text { color: #a4e4ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4e4ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 228 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4e4ce, #a4dae4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #A4E4CE?: #A4E4CE is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Freeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4E4CE?: The RGB value is 164, 228, 206: 164 red, 228 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4E4CE?: The complementary color is #E4A4BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4E4CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.