What color is #A1A189?

#A1A189 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1A189?

The RGB value is 161, 161, 137: 161 red, 161 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1A189?

The complementary color is #8989A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1A189?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1A189 color

#A1A189 rgb(161, 161, 137)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A1A189 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 63.1% green and 53.7% blue (161, 161, 137).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Knock on Wood (#9F9B84), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#A1A189 color codes

HEX	`#A1A189`
RGB	`rgb(161, 161, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 63.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 15%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 15%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.65, -4.26, 12.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.65, 13.23, 108.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.958, 34.873, 28.71)`
Decimal	`10592649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1A189, 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 #A1A189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1A189 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #A1A189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1a189; }
.text { color: #a1a189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1a189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 161 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1a189, #95a189); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A1A189?: #A1A189 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1A189?: The RGB value is 161, 161, 137: 161 red, 161 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1A189?: The complementary color is #8989A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1A189?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.