What color is #A3AA8C?

#A3AA8C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3AA8C?

The RGB value is 163, 170, 140: 163 red, 170 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3AA8C?

The complementary color is #938CAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3AA8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3AA8C color

#A3AA8C rgb(163, 170, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #A3AA8C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 66.7% green and 54.9% blue (163, 170, 140).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Edamame (#9CA389), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#A3AA8C color codes

HEX	`#A3AA8C`
RGB	`rgb(163, 170, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 66.7%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 18%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.34, -7.84, 14.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.34, 16.63, 118.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.212, 38.43, 30.421)`
Decimal	`10726028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3AA8C, 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 #A3AA8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3AA8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #A3AA8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3aa8c; }
.text { color: #a3aa8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3aa8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 170 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3aa8c, #94aa8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A3AA8C?: #A3AA8C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3AA8C?: The RGB value is 163, 170, 140: 163 red, 170 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3AA8C?: The complementary color is #938CAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3AA8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.