What color is #A3A48F?

#A3A48F 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 #A3A48F?

The RGB value is 163, 164, 143: 163 red, 164 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3A48F?

The complementary color is #908FA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3A48F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3A48F color

#A3A48F rgb(163, 164, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3A48F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 64.3% green and 56.1% blue (163, 164, 143).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 10% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#A3A48F color codes

HEX	`#A3A48F`
RGB	`rgb(163, 164, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 64.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 10%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 13%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 13%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.76, -4.13, 10.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.76, 11.56, 110.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.337, 36.321, 31.236)`
Decimal	`10724495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3A48F, 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 #A3A48F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3A48F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	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 #A3A48F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3a48f; }
.text { color: #a3a48f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3a48f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 164 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3a48f, #99a48f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A3A48F?: #A3A48F 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 #A3A48F?: The RGB value is 163, 164, 143: 163 red, 164 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3A48F?: The complementary color is #908FA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3A48F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.