What color is #A3AE97?

#A3AE97 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3AE97?

The RGB value is 163, 174, 151: 163 red, 174 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3AE97?

The complementary color is #A297AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3AE97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3AE97 color

#A3AE97 rgb(163, 174, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #A3AE97 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 68.2% green and 59.2% blue (163, 174, 151).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 12% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Salvia (#A8B59E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#A3AE97 color codes

HEX	`#A3AE97`
RGB	`rgb(163, 174, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 68.2%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 13%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.68, -8.12, 10.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.68, 13.28, 127.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.825, 40.293, 35.162)`
Decimal	`10727063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3AE97, 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 #A3AE97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3AE97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	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 #A3AE97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3ae97; }
.text { color: #a3ae97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3ae97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 174 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3ae97, #97ae97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A3AE97?: #A3AE97 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3AE97?: The RGB value is 163, 174, 151: 163 red, 174 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3AE97?: The complementary color is #A297AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3AE97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.