What color is #A1A391?

#A1A391 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1A391?

The RGB value is 161, 163, 145: 161 red, 163 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1A391?

The complementary color is #9391A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1A391?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1A391 color

#A1A391 rgb(161, 163, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1A391 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 63.9% green and 56.9% blue (161, 163, 145).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 9% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#A1A391 color codes

HEX	`#A1A391`
RGB	`rgb(161, 163, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 63.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 9%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 11%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 11%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.38, -4, 9.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.38, 9.95, 113.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.905, 35.816, 31.962)`
Decimal	`10593169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1A391, 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 #A1A391	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1A391 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #A1A391 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1a391; }
.text { color: #a1a391; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1a391; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 163 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1a391, #98a391); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A1A391?: #A1A391 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1A391?: The RGB value is 161, 163, 145: 161 red, 163 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1A391?: The complementary color is #9391A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1A391?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.