What color is #A6AB76?

#A6AB76 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6AB76?

The RGB value is 166, 171, 118: 166 red, 171 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6AB76?

The complementary color is #7B76AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6AB76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6AB76 color

#A6AB76 rgb(166, 171, 118)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A6AB76 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 67.1% green and 46.3% blue (166, 171, 118).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 24% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cardamom (#AAAA77), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#A6AB76 color codes

HEX	`#A6AB76`
RGB	`rgb(166, 171, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 67.1%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 24%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 31%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 31%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.42, -10.47, 26.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.42, 28.75, 111.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.559, 38.541, 22.807)`
Decimal	`10922870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6AB76, 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 #A6AB76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6AB76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	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 #A6AB76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6ab76; }
.text { color: #a6ab76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6ab76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 171 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6ab76, #8cab76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A6AB76?: #A6AB76 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6AB76?: The RGB value is 166, 171, 118: 166 red, 171 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6AB76?: The complementary color is #7B76AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6AB76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.