What color is #A3A474?

#A3A474 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 #A3A474?

The RGB value is 163, 164, 116: 163 red, 164 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3A474?

The complementary color is #7574A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3A474?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3A474 color

#A3A474 rgb(163, 164, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A3A474 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 64.3% green and 45.5% blue (163, 164, 116).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 21% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Willow Leaf (#A1A46D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#A3A474 color codes

HEX	`#A3A474`
RGB	`rgb(163, 164, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 64.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 21%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 29%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 29%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.21, -8.23, 24.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.21, 26.2, 108.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.532, 35.599, 21.73)`
Decimal	`10724468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3A474, 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 #A3A474	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3A474 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	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 #A3A474 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3a474; }
.text { color: #a3a474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3a474; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 164 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3a474, #8ba474); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A3A474?: #A3A474 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 #A3A474?: The RGB value is 163, 164, 116: 163 red, 164 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3A474?: The complementary color is #7574A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3A474?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.