What color is #A5A176?

#A5A176 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5A176?

The RGB value is 165, 161, 118: 165 red, 161 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5A176?

The complementary color is #767AA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5A176?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5A176 color

#A5A176 rgb(165, 161, 118)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A5A176 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 63.1% green and 46.3% blue (165, 161, 118).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 21% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 28% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#A5A176 color codes

HEX	`#A5A176`
RGB	`rgb(165, 161, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 63.1%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 21%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 28%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.59, -5.55, 22.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.59, 23.64, 103.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.532, 34.798, 22.192)`
Decimal	`10854774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5A176, 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 #A5A176	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5A176 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #A5A176 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5a176; }
.text { color: #a5a176; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5a176; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 161 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5a176, #92a576); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A5A176?: #A5A176 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5A176?: The RGB value is 165, 161, 118: 165 red, 161 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5A176?: The complementary color is #767AA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5A176?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.