What color is #A0AA77?

#A0AA77 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0AA77?

The RGB value is 160, 170, 119: 160 red, 170 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0AA77?

The complementary color is #8177AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0AA77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0AA77 color

#A0AA77 rgb(160, 170, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #A0AA77 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 66.7% green and 46.7% blue (160, 170, 119).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Estragon (#A5AF76), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#A0AA77 color codes

HEX	`#A0AA77`
RGB	`rgb(160, 170, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 66.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 23%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 30%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 30%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.69, -12.17, 25.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.69, 27.97, 115.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.202, 37.555, 23.002)`
Decimal	`10529399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0AA77, 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 #A0AA77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0AA77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	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 #A0AA77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0aa77; }
.text { color: #a0aa77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0aa77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 170 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0aa77, #87aa77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A0AA77?: #A0AA77 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0AA77?: The RGB value is 160, 170, 119: 160 red, 170 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0AA77?: The complementary color is #8177AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0AA77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.