What color is #A3AA7B?

#A3AA7B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3AA7B?

The RGB value is 163, 170, 123: 163 red, 170 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3AA7B?

The complementary color is #827BAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3AA7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3AA7B color

#A3AA7B rgb(163, 170, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #A3AA7B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 66.7% green and 48.2% blue (163, 170, 123).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#A3AA7B color codes

HEX	`#A3AA7B`
RGB	`rgb(163, 170, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 66.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 28%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 28%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68, -10.44, 23.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68, 25.69, 113.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.054, 37.966, 24.322)`
Decimal	`10726011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3AA7B, 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 #A3AA7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3AA7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	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 #A3AA7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3aa7b; }
.text { color: #a3aa7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3aa7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 170 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3aa7b, #8baa7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A3AA7B?: #A3AA7B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3AA7B?: The RGB value is 163, 170, 123: 163 red, 170 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3AA7B?: The complementary color is #827BAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3AA7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.