What color is #A6AA86?

#A6AA86 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 #A6AA86?

The RGB value is 166, 170, 134: 166 red, 170 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6AA86?

The complementary color is #8A86AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6AA86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6AA86 color

#A6AA86 rgb(166, 170, 134)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A6AA86 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 66.7% green and 52.5% blue (166, 170, 134).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#A6AA86 color codes

HEX	`#A6AA86`
RGB	`rgb(166, 170, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 66.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 21%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.44, -7.65, 18.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.44, 19.68, 112.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.403, 38.578, 28.184)`
Decimal	`10922630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6AA86, 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 #A6AA86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6AA86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	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 #A6AA86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6aa86; }
.text { color: #a6aa86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6aa86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 170 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6aa86, #94aa86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A6AA86?: #A6AA86 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 #A6AA86?: The RGB value is 166, 170, 134: 166 red, 170 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6AA86?: The complementary color is #8A86AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6AA86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.