What color is #A1AA91?

#A1AA91 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 #A1AA91?

The RGB value is 161, 170, 145: 161 red, 170 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1AA91?

The complementary color is #9A91AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1AA91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1AA91 color

#A1AA91 rgb(161, 170, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #A1AA91 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 66.7% green and 56.9% blue (161, 170, 145).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Edamame (#9CA389), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#A1AA91 color codes

HEX	`#A1AA91`
RGB	`rgb(161, 170, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 66.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 15%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.29, -7.76, 11.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.29, 14.14, 123.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.183, 38.371, 32.388)`
Decimal	`10594961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1AA91, 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 #A1AA91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1AA91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	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 #A1AA91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1aa91; }
.text { color: #a1aa91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1aa91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 170 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1aa91, #94aa91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A1AA91?: #A1AA91 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 #A1AA91?: The RGB value is 161, 170, 145: 161 red, 170 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1AA91?: The complementary color is #9A91AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1AA91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.