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#A4BCAA Color

#A4BCAA is rgb(164, 188, 170) in RGB, hsl(135, 15%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 10%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A4BCAA
HEX#A4BCAA
RGBrgb(164, 188, 170)
HSLhsl(135, 15%, 69%)
HSVhsv(135, 13%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 10%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(77.2% 0.036 153)
LABlab(74.03% -11.13 6.24)
LCHlch(74.03% 12.76 150.73)

What #A4BCAA 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 #A4BCAA, 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.

#A4BCAA Channel Values

How #A4BCAA 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 188 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 15% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 13% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.03:1 vs white · 10.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A4BCAA 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 text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A4BCAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A4BCAA; 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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Tints & Shades of #A4BCAA

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.

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How #A4BCAA 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#A4BCAA
Protanopia#B8B8AA
Protanomaly#B0BAAA
Deuteranopia#B5B5AB
Deuteranomaly#AEB8AA
Tritanopia#A7BABA
Tritanomaly#A6BBB4
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A4BCAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a4bcaa: #A4BCAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A4BCAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a4bcaa': '#A4BCAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.737, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_a4bcaa">#A4BCAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#A4BCAA"

More Green Colors

#A4BCAA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A4BCAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A4BCAA?

#A4BCAA is a light green — rgb(164, 188, 170) in RGB and hsl(135, 15%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.73.

What is the RGB value of #A4BCAA?

#A4BCAA is rgb(164, 188, 170) — red 164, green 188, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A4BCAA?

#A4BCAA converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 10%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A4BCAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A4BCAA scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A4BCAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A4BCAA 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 silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 13.28, which is visibly different.

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