What color is #A5AB70?

#A5AB70 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5AB70?

The RGB value is 165, 171, 112: 165 red, 171 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5AB70?

The complementary color is #7670AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5AB70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5AB70 color

#A5AB70 rgb(165, 171, 112)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A5AB70 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 67.1% green and 43.9% blue (165, 171, 112).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 26% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Estragon (#A5AF76), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#A5AB70 color codes

HEX	`#A5AB70`
RGB	`rgb(165, 171, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 67.1%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 26%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 35%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 35%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.24, -11.66, 29.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.24, 31.93, 111.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.005, 38.295, 20.979)`
Decimal	`10857328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5AB70, 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 #A5AB70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5AB70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #A5AB70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5ab70; }
.text { color: #a5ab70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5ab70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 171 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5ab70, #87ab70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A5AB70?: #A5AB70 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5AB70?: The RGB value is 165, 171, 112: 165 red, 171 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5AB70?: The complementary color is #7670AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5AB70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.