What color is #A1AE8D?

#A1AE8D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1AE8D?

The RGB value is 161, 174, 141: 161 red, 174 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1AE8D?

The complementary color is #9A8DAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1AE8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1AE8D color

#A1AE8D rgb(161, 174, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #A1AE8D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 68.2% green and 55.3% blue (161, 174, 141).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.95:1).

#A1AE8D color codes

HEX	`#A1AE8D`
RGB	`rgb(161, 174, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 68.2%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 17%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 19%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 19%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.31, -10.55, 15.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.31, 18.7, 124.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.641, 39.772, 31.046)`
Decimal	`10595981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1AE8D, 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 #A1AE8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1AE8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.95:1	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 #A1AE8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1ae8d; }
.text { color: #a1ae8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1ae8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 174 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1ae8d, #91ae8d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A1AE8D?: #A1AE8D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1AE8D?: The RGB value is 161, 174, 141: 161 red, 174 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1AE8D?: The complementary color is #9A8DAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1AE8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.