What color is #A19941?

#A19941 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A19941?

The RGB value is 161, 153, 65: 161 red, 153 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19941?

The complementary color is #4149A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19941?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19941 color

#A19941 rgb(161, 153, 65)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A19941 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 60% green and 25.5% blue (161, 153, 65).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 42% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 60% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Gecko (#9D913C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#A19941 color codes

HEX	`#A19941`
RGB	`rgb(161, 153, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 60%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 42%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 60%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 60%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.29, -8.59, 46.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.29, 47.04, 100.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.044, 30.742, 9.509)`
Decimal	`10590529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19941, 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 #A19941	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A19941 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	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 #A19941 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19941; }
.text { color: #a19941; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19941; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 153 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19941, #79a141); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #A19941?: #A19941 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A19941?: The RGB value is 161, 153, 65: 161 red, 153 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19941?: The complementary color is #4149A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19941?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.