What color is #A3A17A?

#A3A17A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3A17A?

The RGB value is 163, 161, 122: 163 red, 161 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3A17A?

The complementary color is #7A7CA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3A17A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3A17A color

#A3A17A rgb(163, 161, 122)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A3A17A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 63.1% green and 47.8% blue (163, 161, 122).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 18% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 25% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#A3A17A color codes

HEX	`#A3A17A`
RGB	`rgb(163, 161, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 63.1%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 18%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 25%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 25%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.5, -5.79, 20.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.5, 21.43, 105.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.362, 34.682, 23.451)`
Decimal	`10723706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3A17A, 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 #A3A17A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3A17A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #A3A17A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3a17a; }
.text { color: #a3a17a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3a17a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 161 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3a17a, #90a37a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A3A17A?: #A3A17A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3A17A?: The RGB value is 163, 161, 122: 163 red, 161 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3A17A?: The complementary color is #7A7CA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3A17A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.