What color is #A4A776?

#A4A776 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4A776?

The RGB value is 164, 167, 118: 164 red, 167 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4A776?

The complementary color is #7976A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4A776?

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.

#A4A776 color

#A4A776 rgb(164, 167, 118)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A4A776 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 65.5% green and 46.3% blue (164, 167, 118).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 22% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cardamom (#AAAA77), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#A4A776 color codes

HEX	`#A4A776`
RGB	`rgb(164, 167, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 65.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 22%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 29%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 29%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.16, -9.16, 25.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.16, 26.68, 110.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.399, 36.838, 22.54)`
Decimal	`10790774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4A776, 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 #A4A776	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4A776 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 #A4A776 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4a776; }
.text { color: #a4a776; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4a776; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 167 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4a776, #8ca776); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A4A776?: #A4A776 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4A776?: The RGB value is 164, 167, 118: 164 red, 167 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4A776?: The complementary color is #7976A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4A776?: 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.