What color is #A3AF94?

#A3AF94 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3AF94?

The RGB value is 163, 175, 148: 163 red, 175 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3AF94?

The complementary color is #A094AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3AF94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3AF94 color

#A3AF94 rgb(163, 175, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #A3AF94 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 68.6% green and 58% blue (163, 175, 148).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 14% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#A3AF94 color codes

HEX	`#A3AF94`
RGB	`rgb(163, 175, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 68.6%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 14%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 15%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.88, -9.17, 12.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.88, 15.46, 126.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.779, 40.584, 33.96)`
Decimal	`10727316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3AF94, 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 #A3AF94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3AF94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	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 #A3AF94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3af94; }
.text { color: #a3af94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3af94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 175 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3af94, #95af94); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A3AF94?: #A3AF94 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3AF94?: The RGB value is 163, 175, 148: 163 red, 175 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3AF94?: The complementary color is #A094AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3AF94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.