What color is #A3AA68?

#A3AA68 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Matcha Mecha. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3AA68?

The RGB value is 163, 170, 104: 163 red, 170 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3AA68?

The complementary color is #6F68AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3AA68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3AA68 color

#A3AA68 rgb(163, 170, 104)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A3AA68 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 66.7% green and 40.8% blue (163, 170, 104).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 28% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Matcha Mecha (#9FAF6C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#A3AA68 color codes

HEX	`#A3AA68`
RGB	`rgb(163, 170, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 66.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 28%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 39%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 39%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.68, -12.92, 33.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.68, 35.62, 111.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.978, 37.536, 18.655)`
Decimal	`10725992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3AA68, 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 #A3AA68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3AA68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	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 #A3AA68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3aa68; }
.text { color: #a3aa68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3aa68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 170 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3aa68, #82aa68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #A3AA68?: #A3AA68 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Matcha Mecha. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3AA68?: The RGB value is 163, 170, 104: 163 red, 170 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3AA68?: The complementary color is #6F68AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3AA68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.