What color is #A3AE60?

#A3AE60 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Springtide Melodies. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3AE60?

The RGB value is 163, 174, 96: 163 red, 174 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3AE60?

The complementary color is #6B60AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3AE60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3AE60 color

#A3AE60 rgb(163, 174, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #A3AE60 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 68.2% green and 37.6% blue (163, 174, 96).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 33% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Springtide Melodies (#9AA955), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#A3AE60 color codes

HEX	`#A3AE60`
RGB	`rgb(163, 174, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 68.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 33%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 45%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 45%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.68, -15.9, 38.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.68, 41.73, 112.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.352, 38.904, 16.869)`
Decimal	`10727008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3AE60, 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 #A3AE60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3AE60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	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 #A3AE60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3ae60; }
.text { color: #a3ae60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3ae60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 174 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3ae60, #7cae60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #A3AE60?: #A3AE60 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Springtide Melodies. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3AE60?: The RGB value is 163, 174, 96: 163 red, 174 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3AE60?: The complementary color is #6B60AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3AE60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.