What color is #A6AA7F?

#A6AA7F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6AA7F?

The RGB value is 166, 170, 127: 166 red, 170 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6AA7F?

The complementary color is #837FAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6AA7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6AA7F color

#A6AA7F rgb(166, 170, 127)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A6AA7F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 66.7% green and 49.8% blue (166, 170, 127).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cardamom (#AAAA77), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#A6AA7F color codes

HEX	`#A6AA7F`
RGB	`rgb(166, 170, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 66.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 25%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 25%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.31, -8.69, 21.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.31, 23.43, 111.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.931, 38.389, 25.697)`
Decimal	`10922623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6AA7F, 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 #A6AA7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6AA7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	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 #A6AA7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6aa7f; }
.text { color: #a6aa7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6aa7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 170 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6aa7f, #91aa7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A6AA7F?: #A6AA7F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6AA7F?: The RGB value is 166, 170, 127: 166 red, 170 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6AA7F?: The complementary color is #837FAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6AA7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.