What color is #A3A778?

#A3A778 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3A778?

The RGB value is 163, 167, 120: 163 red, 167 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3A778?

The complementary color is #7C78A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3A778?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3A778 color

#A3A778 rgb(163, 167, 120)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A3A778 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 65.5% green and 47.1% blue (163, 167, 120).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 21% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cardamom (#AAAA77), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#A3A778 color codes

HEX	`#A3A778`
RGB	`rgb(163, 167, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 65.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 28%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.11, -9.27, 23.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.11, 25.64, 111.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.313, 36.78, 23.163)`
Decimal	`10725240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3A778, 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 #A3A778	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3A778 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	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 #A3A778 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3a778; }
.text { color: #a3a778; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3a778; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 167 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3a778, #8ba778); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A3A778?: #A3A778 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3A778?: The RGB value is 163, 167, 120: 163 red, 167 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3A778?: The complementary color is #7C78A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3A778?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.