What color is #A4A38C?

#A4A38C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4A38C?

The RGB value is 164, 163, 140: 164 red, 163 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4A38C?

The complementary color is #8C8DA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4A38C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4A38C color

#A4A38C rgb(164, 163, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4A38C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 63.9% green and 54.9% blue (164, 163, 140).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 12% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Knock on Wood (#9F9B84), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#A4A38C color codes

HEX	`#A4A38C`
RGB	`rgb(164, 163, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 63.9%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 12%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 15%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 15%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.51, -3.71, 12.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.51, 12.66, 107.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.14, 35.981, 30.005)`
Decimal	`10789772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4A38C, 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 #A4A38C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4A38C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	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 #A4A38C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4a38c; }
.text { color: #a4a38c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4a38c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 163 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4a38c, #99a48c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A4A38C?: #A4A38C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4A38C?: The RGB value is 164, 163, 140: 164 red, 163 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4A38C?: The complementary color is #8C8DA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4A38C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.