What color is #A3A78E?

#A3A78E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3A78E?

The RGB value is 163, 167, 142: 163 red, 167 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3A78E?

The complementary color is #928EA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3A78E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3A78E color

#A3A78E rgb(163, 167, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #A3A78E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 65.5% green and 55.7% blue (163, 167, 142).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 12% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#A3A78E color codes

HEX	`#A3A78E`
RGB	`rgb(163, 167, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 65.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 12%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 15%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 15%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.56, -5.91, 12.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.56, 13.8, 115.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.805, 37.377, 31.02)`
Decimal	`10725262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3A78E, 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 #A3A78E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3A78E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	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 #A3A78E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3a78e; }
.text { color: #a3a78e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3a78e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 167 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3a78e, #97a78e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A3A78E?: #A3A78E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3A78E?: The RGB value is 163, 167, 142: 163 red, 167 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3A78E?: The complementary color is #928EA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3A78E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.