What color is #A4FEAD?

#A4FEAD is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Creamy Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4FEAD?

The RGB value is 164, 254, 173: 164 red, 254 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4FEAD?

The complementary color is #FEA4F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4FEAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4FEAD color

#A4FEAD rgb(164, 254, 173)

Shades of green

The hex color #A4FEAD is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 99.6% green and 67.8% blue (164, 254, 173).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 98% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Mint (#AAFFAA), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.36:1).

#A4FEAD color codes

HEX	`#A4FEAD`
RGB	`rgb(164, 254, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 99.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 98%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 35%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 32%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.48, -42.79, 30.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.48, 52.53, 144.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.292, 81.79, 52.243)`
Decimal	`10813101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4FEAD, 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 #A4FEAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4FEAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.36:1	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 #A4FEAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4fead; }
.text { color: #a4fead; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4fead; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 254 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4fead, #a4feda); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A4FEAD?: #A4FEAD is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Creamy Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4FEAD?: The RGB value is 164, 254, 173: 164 red, 254 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4FEAD?: The complementary color is #FEA4F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4FEAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.