What color is #A3A392?

#A3A392 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3A392?

The RGB value is 163, 163, 146: 163 red, 163 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3A392?

The complementary color is #9292A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3A392?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3A392 color

#A3A392 rgb(163, 163, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3A392 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 63.9% green and 57.3% blue (163, 163, 146).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 8% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#A3A392 color codes

HEX	`#A3A392`
RGB	`rgb(163, 163, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 63.9%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 8%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 10%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.56, -3.08, 8.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.56, 9.36, 109.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.389, 36.056, 32.389)`
Decimal	`10724242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3A392, 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 #A3A392	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3A392 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #A3A392 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3a392; }
.text { color: #a3a392; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3a392; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 163 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3a392, #9ba392); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A3A392?: #A3A392 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3A392?: The RGB value is 163, 163, 146: 163 red, 163 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3A392?: The complementary color is #9292A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3A392?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.