What color is #A0A896?

#A0A896 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0A896?

The RGB value is 160, 168, 150: 160 red, 168 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0A896?

The complementary color is #9E96A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0A896?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0A896 color

#A0A896 rgb(160, 168, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0A896 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 65.9% green and 58.8% blue (160, 168, 150).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 9% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#A0A896 color codes

HEX	`#A0A896`
RGB	`rgb(160, 168, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 65.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 9%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 11%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 11%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.78, -6.19, 8.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.78, 10.38, 126.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.004, 37.681, 34.33)`
Decimal	`10528918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0A896, 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 #A0A896	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0A896 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	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 #A0A896 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0a896; }
.text { color: #a0a896; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0a896; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 168 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0a896, #97a896); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A0A896?: #A0A896 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0A896?: The RGB value is 160, 168, 150: 160 red, 168 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0A896?: The complementary color is #9E96A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0A896?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.