What color is #A5A179?

#A5A179 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 #A5A179?

The RGB value is 165, 161, 121: 165 red, 161 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5A179?

The complementary color is #797DA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5A179?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5A179 color

#A5A179 rgb(165, 161, 121)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A5A179 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 63.1% green and 47.5% blue (165, 161, 121).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 20% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 27% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#A5A179 color codes

HEX	`#A5A179`
RGB	`rgb(165, 161, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 63.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 20%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 27%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 27%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.65, -5.14, 21.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.65, 22.02, 103.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.713, 34.87, 23.145)`
Decimal	`10854777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5A179, 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 #A5A179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5A179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #A5A179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5a179; }
.text { color: #a5a179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5a179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 161 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5a179, #93a579); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A5A179?: #A5A179 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 #A5A179?: The RGB value is 165, 161, 121: 165 red, 161 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5A179?: The complementary color is #797DA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5A179?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.