Palettes / Colors / #A4EAAE
#A4EAAE — Light Green
#A4EAAE is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegreen (#98FB98) — not an exact match. CSS palegreen gives you #98FB98, a different color; use #A4EAAE when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#A4EAAE is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #EAA4DF; it also sits naturally between #BCEAA4 and #A4EAD1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #A4EAAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 164, 234, 174 |
| HSL | 129°, 62%, 78% |
| HSV | 129°, 30%, 92% |
| CMYK | 30%, 0%, 26%, 8% |
| XYZ | 52.37, 69.79, 50.76 |
| Yxy | 69.79, 0.3029, 0.4036 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.90, -33.60, 22.33 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.54, -30.31, 18.60 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 64% · Green 92% · Blue 68%
Cyan 30% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #A4EAAE
.text { color: #A4EAAE; }
.background { background-color: #A4EAAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A4EAAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 234, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(129, 62%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A4EAAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 234, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A4EAAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 234, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#A4EAAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A4EAAE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #A4EAAE
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Tones of #A4EAAE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EAA4DF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.40:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.96:1 AAA |
Best text color on #A4EAAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A4EAAE
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #A4EAAE: ·
How #A4EAAE looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #A4EAAE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #A4EAAE?
#A4EAAE is Light Green, a green color (RGB 164, 234, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #A4EAAE?
#A4EAAE is RGB 164, 234, 174 — HSL 129°, 62%, 78% — CMYK 30%, 0%, 26%, 8%.
What colors go with #A4EAAE?
Its complement is #EAA4DF; analogous partners are #BCEAA4 and #A4EAD1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #A4EAAE for text?
Black text on #A4EAAE has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.