What color is #A1AA80?

#A1AA80 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1AA80?

The RGB value is 161, 170, 128: 161 red, 170 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1AA80?

The complementary color is #8980AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1AA80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1AA80 color

#A1AA80 rgb(161, 170, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #A1AA80 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 66.7% green and 50.2% blue (161, 170, 128).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#A1AA80 color codes

HEX	`#A1AA80`
RGB	`rgb(161, 170, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 66.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 25%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 25%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.94, -10.48, 20.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.94, 23.16, 116.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.969, 37.885, 25.994)`
Decimal	`10594944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1AA80, 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 #A1AA80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1AA80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	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 #A1AA80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1aa80; }
.text { color: #a1aa80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1aa80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 170 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1aa80, #8caa80); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A1AA80?: #A1AA80 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1AA80?: The RGB value is 161, 170, 128: 161 red, 170 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1AA80?: The complementary color is #8980AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1AA80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.