What color is #A6A98E?

#A6A98E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6A98E?

The RGB value is 166, 169, 142: 166 red, 169 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6A98E?

The complementary color is #918EA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6A98E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6A98E color

#A6A98E rgb(166, 169, 142)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A6A98E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 66.3% green and 55.7% blue (166, 169, 142).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#A6A98E color codes

HEX	`#A6A98E`
RGB	`rgb(166, 169, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 66.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 16%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 16%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.34, -5.85, 13.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.34, 14.81, 113.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.796, 38.436, 31.172)`
Decimal	`10922382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6A98E, 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 #A6A98E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6A98E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #A6A98E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6a98e; }
.text { color: #a6a98e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6a98e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 169 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6a98e, #99a98e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A6A98E?: #A6A98E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6A98E?: The RGB value is 166, 169, 142: 166 red, 169 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6A98E?: The complementary color is #918EA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6A98E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.