What color is #A3A187?

#A3A187 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3A187?

The RGB value is 163, 161, 135: 163 red, 161 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3A187?

The complementary color is #8789A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3A187?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3A187 color

#A3A187 rgb(163, 161, 135)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A3A187 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 63.1% green and 52.9% blue (163, 161, 135).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 13% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 17% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Knock on Wood (#9F9B84), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#A3A187 color codes

HEX	`#A3A187`
RGB	`rgb(163, 161, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 63.1%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 13%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 17%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 17%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.77, -3.81, 13.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.77, 14.34, 105.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.222, 35.026, 27.98)`
Decimal	`10723719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3A187, 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 #A3A187	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3A187 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	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 #A3A187 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3a187; }
.text { color: #a3a187; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3a187; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 161 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3a187, #97a387); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A3A187?: #A3A187 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3A187?: The RGB value is 163, 161, 135: 163 red, 161 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3A187?: The complementary color is #8789A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3A187?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.