What color is #A6AC71?

#A6AC71 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6AC71?

The RGB value is 166, 172, 113: 166 red, 172 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6AC71?

The complementary color is #7771AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6AC71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6AC71 color

#A6AC71 rgb(166, 172, 113)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A6AC71 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 67.5% green and 44.3% blue (166, 172, 113).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 26% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Estragon (#A5AF76), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#A6AC71 color codes

HEX	`#A6AC71`
RGB	`rgb(166, 172, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 67.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 26%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 34%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 34%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.61, -11.65, 29.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.61, 31.9, 111.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.459, 38.805, 21.347)`
Decimal	`10923121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6AC71, 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 #A6AC71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6AC71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	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 #A6AC71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6ac71; }
.text { color: #a6ac71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6ac71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 172 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6ac71, #88ac71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A6AC71?: #A6AC71 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6AC71?: The RGB value is 166, 172, 113: 166 red, 172 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6AC71?: The complementary color is #7771AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6AC71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.