What color is #A3A18A?

#A3A18A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3A18A?

The RGB value is 163, 161, 138: 163 red, 161 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3A18A?

The complementary color is #8A8CA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3A18A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3A18A color

#A3A18A rgb(163, 161, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3A18A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 63.1% green and 54.1% blue (163, 161, 138).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 12% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Knock on Wood (#9F9B84), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#A3A18A color codes

HEX	`#A3A18A`
RGB	`rgb(163, 161, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 63.1%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 12%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 15%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 15%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.84, -3.33, 12.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.84, 12.7, 105.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.436, 35.112, 29.108)`
Decimal	`10723722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3A18A, 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 #A3A18A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3A18A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	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 #A3A18A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3a18a; }
.text { color: #a3a18a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3a18a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 161 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3a18a, #98a38a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A3A18A?: #A3A18A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3A18A?: The RGB value is 163, 161, 138: 163 red, 161 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3A18A?: The complementary color is #8A8CA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3A18A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.