What color is #A3AB85?

#A3AB85 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3AB85?

The RGB value is 163, 171, 133: 163 red, 171 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3AB85?

The complementary color is #8D85AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3AB85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3AB85 color

#A3AB85 rgb(163, 171, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #A3AB85 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 67.1% green and 52.2% blue (163, 171, 133).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% 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 8.72:1).

#A3AB85 color codes

HEX	`#A3AB85`
RGB	`rgb(163, 171, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 67.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 22%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.46, -9.48, 18.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.46, 20.94, 116.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.9, 38.606, 27.852)`
Decimal	`10726277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3AB85, 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 #A3AB85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3AB85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	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 #A3AB85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3ab85; }
.text { color: #a3ab85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3ab85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 171 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3ab85, #90ab85); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A3AB85?: #A3AB85 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3AB85?: The RGB value is 163, 171, 133: 163 red, 171 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3AB85?: The complementary color is #8D85AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3AB85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.