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#A4DAAE Color

#A4DAAE is rgb(164, 218, 174) in RGB, hsl(131, 42%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 20%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Celadon (#ACE1AF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A4DAAE
HEX#A4DAAE
RGBrgb(164, 218, 174)
HSLhsl(131, 42%, 75%)
HSVhsv(131, 25%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 20%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(83.9% 0.083 149.9)
LABlab(82.43% -24.58 15.86)
LCHlch(82.43% 29.26 147.17)

What #A4DAAE 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 #A4DAAE, 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.

#A4DAAE Channel Values

How #A4DAAE 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 218 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 131° · S 42% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 131° · S 25% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.59:1 vs white · 13.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A4DAAE 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 text1.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A4DAAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A4DAAE; 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 #A4DAAE

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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Shades

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How #A4DAAE 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#A4DAAE
Protanopia#D2D2AE
Protanomaly#C1D5AE
Deuteranopia#CACAB0
Deuteranomaly#BCD1AF
Tritanopia#ABD5D5
Tritanomaly#A8D7C7
Achromatopsia#CDCDCD

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Using #A4DAAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a4daae: #A4DAAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A4DAAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a4daae': '#A4DAAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.855, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_a4daae">#A4DAAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A4DAAE"

More Green Colors

#A4DAAE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A4DAAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A4DAAE?

#A4DAAE is a light green — rgb(164, 218, 174) in RGB and hsl(131, 42%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Celadon (#ACE1AF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.83.

What is the RGB value of #A4DAAE?

#A4DAAE is rgb(164, 218, 174) — red 164, green 218, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A4DAAE?

#A4DAAE converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 20%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A4DAAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A4DAAE scores 1.59:1 against white and 13.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A4DAAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A4DAAE 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 10.76, which is visibly different.

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