What color is #A5AA94?

#A5AA94 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5AA94?

The RGB value is 165, 170, 148: 165 red, 170 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5AA94?

The complementary color is #9994AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5AA94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5AA94 color

#A5AA94 rgb(165, 170, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5AA94 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 66.7% green and 58% blue (165, 170, 148).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#A5AA94 color codes

HEX	`#A5AA94`
RGB	`rgb(165, 170, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 66.7%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 13%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.67, -5.77, 10.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.67, 12.2, 118.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.236, 38.887, 33.661)`
Decimal	`10857108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5AA94, 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 #A5AA94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5AA94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	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 #A5AA94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5aa94; }
.text { color: #a5aa94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5aa94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 170 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5aa94, #9aaa94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A5AA94?: #A5AA94 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5AA94?: The RGB value is 165, 170, 148: 165 red, 170 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5AA94?: The complementary color is #9994AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5AA94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.