What color is #A0A676?

#A0A676 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0A676?

The RGB value is 160, 166, 118: 160 red, 166 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0A676?

The complementary color is #7C76A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0A676?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0A676 color

#A0A676 rgb(160, 166, 118)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A0A676 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 65.1% green and 46.3% blue (160, 166, 118).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 21% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Willow Leaf (#A1A46D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#A0A676 color codes

HEX	`#A0A676`
RGB	`rgb(160, 166, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 65.1%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 29%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 29%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.56, -10.21, 24.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.56, 26.27, 112.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.403, 36.054, 22.441)`
Decimal	`10528374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0A676, 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 #A0A676	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0A676 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #A0A676 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0a676; }
.text { color: #a0a676; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0a676; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 166 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0a676, #88a676); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A0A676?: #A0A676 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0A676?: The RGB value is 160, 166, 118: 160 red, 166 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0A676?: The complementary color is #7C76A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0A676?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.