What color is #A1A677?

#A1A677 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1A677?

The RGB value is 161, 166, 119: 161 red, 166 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1A677?

The complementary color is #7C77A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1A677?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1A677 color

#A1A677 rgb(161, 166, 119)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A1A677 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 65.1% green and 46.7% blue (161, 166, 119).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 21% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Willow Leaf (#A1A46D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#A1A677 color codes

HEX	`#A1A677`
RGB	`rgb(161, 166, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 65.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 28%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.66, -9.67, 23.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.66, 25.7, 112.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.664, 36.182, 22.765)`
Decimal	`10593911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1A677, 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 #A1A677	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1A677 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #A1A677 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1a677; }
.text { color: #a1a677; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1a677; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 166 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1a677, #89a677); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A1A677?: #A1A677 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1A677?: The RGB value is 161, 166, 119: 161 red, 166 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1A677?: The complementary color is #7C77A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1A677?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.