What color is #A6A377?

#A6A377 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 #A6A377?

The RGB value is 166, 163, 119: 166 red, 163 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6A377?

The complementary color is #777AA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6A377?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6A377 color

#A6A377 rgb(166, 163, 119)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A6A377 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 63.9% green and 46.7% blue (166, 163, 119).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 21% saturation and 56% 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 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#A6A377 color codes

HEX	`#A6A377`
RGB	`rgb(166, 163, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 63.9%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 28%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.24, -6.09, 23.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.24, 24.1, 104.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.153, 35.634, 22.633)`
Decimal	`10920823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6A377, 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 #A6A377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6A377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #A6A377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6a377; }
.text { color: #a6a377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6a377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 163 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6a377, #92a677); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A6A377?: #A6A377 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 #A6A377?: The RGB value is 166, 163, 119: 166 red, 163 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6A377?: The complementary color is #777AA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6A377?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.