What color is #A1A689?

#A1A689 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1A689?

The RGB value is 161, 166, 137: 161 red, 166 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1A689?

The complementary color is #8E89A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1A689?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1A689 color

#A1A689 rgb(161, 166, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #A1A689 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 65.1% green and 53.7% blue (161, 166, 137).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 14% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Edamame (#9CA389), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#A1A689 color codes

HEX	`#A1A689`
RGB	`rgb(161, 166, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 65.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 14%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 17%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 17%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.02, -6.95, 14.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.02, 16.03, 115.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.849, 36.656, 29.007)`
Decimal	`10593929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1A689, 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 #A1A689	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1A689 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #A1A689 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1a689; }
.text { color: #a1a689; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1a689; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 166 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1a689, #93a689); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A1A689?: #A1A689 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1A689?: The RGB value is 161, 166, 137: 161 red, 166 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1A689?: The complementary color is #8E89A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1A689?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.