What color is #A1A687?

#A1A687 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1A687?

The RGB value is 161, 166, 135: 161 red, 166 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1A687?

The complementary color is #8C87A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1A687?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1A687 color

#A1A687 rgb(161, 166, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #A1A687 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 65.1% green and 52.9% blue (161, 166, 135).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 15% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Edamame (#9CA389), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#A1A687 color codes

HEX	`#A1A687`
RGB	`rgb(161, 166, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 65.1%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 15%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 19%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 19%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.98, -7.27, 15.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.98, 17.11, 115.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.707, 36.599, 28.258)`
Decimal	`10593927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1A687, 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 #A1A687	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1A687 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	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 #A1A687 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1a687; }
.text { color: #a1a687; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1a687; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 166 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1a687, #92a687); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A1A687?: #A1A687 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1A687?: The RGB value is 161, 166, 135: 161 red, 166 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1A687?: The complementary color is #8C87A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1A687?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.