What color is #A3A181?

#A3A181 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 #A3A181?

The RGB value is 163, 161, 129: 163 red, 161 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3A181?

The complementary color is #8183A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3A181?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3A181 color

#A3A181 rgb(163, 161, 129)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A3A181 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 63.1% green and 50.6% blue (163, 161, 129).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 16% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 21% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#A3A181 color codes

HEX	`#A3A181`
RGB	`rgb(163, 161, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 63.1%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 16%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 21%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 21%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.64, -4.75, 16.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.64, 17.62, 105.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.811, 34.862, 25.818)`
Decimal	`10723713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3A181, 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 #A3A181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3A181 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #A3A181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3a181; }
.text { color: #a3a181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3a181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 161 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3a181, #94a381); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A3A181?: #A3A181 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 #A3A181?: The RGB value is 163, 161, 129: 163 red, 161 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3A181?: The complementary color is #8183A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3A181?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.