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#A4AC5D Color

#A4AC5D is rgb(164, 172, 93) in RGB, hsl(66, 32%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 0%, 46%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive Green (#B5B35C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A4AC5D
HEX#A4AC5D
RGBrgb(164, 172, 93)
HSLhsl(66, 32%, 52%)
HSVhsv(66, 46%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 46%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(72% 0.103 113.8)
LABlab(68.39% -11.74 39.34)
LCHlch(68.39% 41.05 106.62)

What #A4AC5D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A4AC5D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#A4AC5D Channel Values

How #A4AC5D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 164 · G 172 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 66° · S 32% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 66° · S 46% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.43:1 vs white · 8.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A4AC5D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A4AC5D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A4AC5D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #A4AC5D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A4AC5D.

How #A4AC5D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A4AC5D
Protanopia#ABAB5D
Protanomaly#A8AB5D
Deuteranopia#A9A95D
Deuteranomaly#A7AA5D
Tritanopia#ABA5A5
Tritanomaly#A9A88D
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A4AC5D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a4ac5d: #A4AC5D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A4AC5D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a4ac5d': '#A4AC5D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.675, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_a4ac5d">#A4AC5D</color>
SVG fillfill="#A4AC5D"

More Green Colors

#A4AC5D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A4AC5D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A4AC5D?

#A4AC5D is a mid-tone green — rgb(164, 172, 93) in RGB and hsl(66, 32%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive Green (#B5B35C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.85.

What is the RGB value of #A4AC5D?

#A4AC5D is rgb(164, 172, 93) — red 164, green 172, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A4AC5D?

#A4AC5D converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 0%, 46%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A4AC5D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A4AC5D scores 2.43:1 against white and 8.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A4AC5D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A4AC5D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 7.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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