What color is #A0A17C?

#A0A17C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0A17C?

The RGB value is 160, 161, 124: 160 red, 161 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0A17C?

The complementary color is #7D7CA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0A17C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0A17C color

#A0A17C rgb(160, 161, 124)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A0A17C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 63.1% green and 48.6% blue (160, 161, 124).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 16% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#A0A17C color codes

HEX	`#A0A17C`
RGB	`rgb(160, 161, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 63.1%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 16%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 23%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 23%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.29, -6.67, 19.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.29, 20.34, 109.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.88, 34.419, 24.082)`
Decimal	`10527100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0A17C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A0A17C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0A17C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A0A17C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0a17c; }
.text { color: #a0a17c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0a17c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 161 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0a17c, #8ea17c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A0A17C?: #A0A17C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0A17C?: The RGB value is 160, 161, 124: 160 red, 161 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0A17C?: The complementary color is #7D7CA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0A17C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.