What color is #A0AA86?

#A0AA86 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0AA86?

The RGB value is 160, 170, 134: 160 red, 170 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0AA86?

The complementary color is #9086AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0AA86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0AA86 color

#A0AA86 rgb(160, 170, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #A0AA86 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 66.7% green and 52.5% blue (160, 170, 134).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#A0AA86 color codes

HEX	`#A0AA86`
RGB	`rgb(160, 170, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 66.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 21%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.98, -9.94, 17.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.98, 20.06, 119.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.175, 37.944, 28.126)`
Decimal	`10529414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0AA86, 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 #A0AA86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0AA86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	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 #A0AA86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0aa86; }
.text { color: #a0aa86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0aa86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 170 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0aa86, #8eaa86); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A0AA86?: #A0AA86 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0AA86?: The RGB value is 160, 170, 134: 160 red, 170 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0AA86?: The complementary color is #9086AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0AA86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.