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#A4BE8A

Matcha · light cool green

About #A4BE8A

With the hex code #A4BE8A, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 75% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Matcha — a ΔE of 5.2 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A48ABE, a wisteria shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.31:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red164
Green190
Blue138

Closest named colours

Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 5.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 8.6
Moss
#8A9A5B · ΔE 15.2

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #A4BE8A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on matcha #A4BE8A.
2.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on matcha #A4BE8A.
10.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A4BE8A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A4BE8A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C3B787
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFB58C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A6B9B0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A4BE8A?

With the hex code #A4BE8A, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 75% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A4BE8A?

Use black text. Black on #A4BE8A has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A4BE8A?

Its complementary colour is #A48ABE, and analogous partners are #BEBE8A and #8ABE8A.