Information about #A4EC9C color

#A4EC9C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A4EC9C falls into the Green Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(164, 236, 156) — 64.3% red, 92.5% green, 61.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 28 / 0 / 31 / 7. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A4EC9C is a energetic, saturated green that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bright Pastel Green (#A1F791) and Light Harlequin (#A2E78B).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(164, 236, 156)), which gives #A4EC9C its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A4EC9C: 15.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A4EC9C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A4EC9C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A4EC9C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A4EC9C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A4EC9C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A4EC9C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A4EC9C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #A4EC9C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Granny Smith Apple color link
Granny Smith Apple

#A8E4A0

Bright Pastel Green color link
Bright Pastel Green

#A1F791

Light Harlequin color link
Light Harlequin

#A2E78B

Hospital Green color link
Hospital Green

#9BE5AA

Pale Green color link
Pale Green

#98FB98

Very Light Sap Green color link
Very Light Sap Green

#AAFF9E

Light Pistachio color link
Light Pistachio

#AEE78B

Pale Light Green color link
Pale Light Green

#B1FC99

Green Thumb color link
Green Thumb

#B5EAAA

Light Pastel Green color link
Light Pastel Green

#B2FBA5

Light Grey Green color link
Light Grey Green

#B7E1A1

Green Ash color link
Green Ash

#A0DAA9

#A4EC9C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A4EC9C
  • RGB164, 236, 156
  • CMYK28, 0, 31, 7
  • CSSrgb(164, 236, 156)
  • HSL114°, 68%, 77%
  • HSL Precise114°, 67.797%, 76.863%
  • HSV114°, 34%, 93%
  • HSB114°, 34%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.925
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • GLSLvec3(0.643, 0.925, 0.612)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.643, 0.925, 0.612, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.643, 0.925, 0.612)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB92.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA4EC9C
  • DECIMAL ID10808476
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers38 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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