What color is #A1A276?

#A1A276 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1A276?

The RGB value is 161, 162, 118: 161 red, 162 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1A276?

The complementary color is #7776A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1A276?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1A276 color

#A1A276 rgb(161, 162, 118)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A1A276 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 63.5% green and 46.3% blue (161, 162, 118).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#A1A276 color codes

HEX	`#A1A276`
RGB	`rgb(161, 162, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 63.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 27%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.53, -7.68, 22.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.53, 24.1, 108.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.888, 34.726, 22.212)`
Decimal	`10592886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1A276, 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 #A1A276	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1A276 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #A1A276 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1a276; }
.text { color: #a1a276; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1a276; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 162 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1a276, #8ba276); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A1A276?: #A1A276 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1A276?: The RGB value is 161, 162, 118: 161 red, 162 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1A276?: The complementary color is #7776A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1A276?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.