What color is #A6AA8A?

#A6AA8A 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 #A6AA8A?

The RGB value is 166, 170, 138: 166 red, 170 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6AA8A?

The complementary color is #8E8AAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6AA8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6AA8A color

#A6AA8A rgb(166, 170, 138)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A6AA8A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 66.7% green and 54.1% blue (166, 170, 138).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#A6AA8A color codes

HEX	`#A6AA8A`
RGB	`rgb(166, 170, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 66.7%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 19%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.53, -7.03, 16.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.53, 17.53, 113.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.688, 38.692, 29.681)`
Decimal	`10922634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6AA8A, 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 #A6AA8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6AA8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	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 #A6AA8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6aa8a; }
.text { color: #a6aa8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6aa8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 170 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6aa8a, #96aa8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A6AA8A?: #A6AA8A 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 #A6AA8A?: The RGB value is 166, 170, 138: 166 red, 170 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6AA8A?: The complementary color is #8E8AAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6AA8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.