What color is #A4A591?

#A4A591 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4A591?

The RGB value is 164, 165, 145: 164 red, 165 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4A591?

The complementary color is #9291A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4A591?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4A591 color

#A4A591 rgb(164, 165, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4A591 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 64.7% green and 56.9% blue (164, 165, 145).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 10% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#A4A591 color codes

HEX	`#A4A591`
RGB	`rgb(164, 165, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 64.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 10%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 12%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 12%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.16, -3.96, 10.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.16, 11, 111.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.875, 36.847, 32.11)`
Decimal	`10790289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4A591, 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 #A4A591	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4A591 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #A4A591 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4a591; }
.text { color: #a4a591; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4a591; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 165 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4a591, #9aa591); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A4A591?: #A4A591 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4A591?: The RGB value is 164, 165, 145: 164 red, 165 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4A591?: The complementary color is #9291A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4A591?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.