What color is #A3A370?

#A3A370 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3A370?

The RGB value is 163, 163, 112: 163 red, 163 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3A370?

The complementary color is #7070A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3A370?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3A370 color

#A3A370 rgb(163, 163, 112)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A3A370 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 63.9% green and 43.9% blue (163, 163, 112).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 22% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Willow Leaf (#A1A46D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#A3A370 color codes

HEX	`#A3A370`
RGB	`rgb(163, 163, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 63.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 22%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 31%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 31%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.87, -8.23, 26.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.87, 27.82, 107.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.126, 35.151, 20.471)`
Decimal	`10724208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3A370, 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 #A3A370	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3A370 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #A3A370 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3a370; }
.text { color: #a3a370; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3a370; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 163 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3a370, #8aa370); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #A3A370?: #A3A370 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3A370?: The RGB value is 163, 163, 112: 163 red, 163 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3A370?: The complementary color is #7070A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3A370?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.