What color is #A6AF89?

#A6AF89 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6AF89?

The RGB value is 166, 175, 137: 166 red, 175 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6AF89?

The complementary color is #9289AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6AF89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6AF89 color

#A6AF89 rgb(166, 175, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #A6AF89 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 68.6% green and 53.7% blue (166, 175, 137).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#A6AF89 color codes

HEX	`#A6AF89`
RGB	`rgb(166, 175, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 68.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 22%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 22%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.88, -9.83, 18.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.88, 20.93, 118.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.571, 40.573, 29.62)`
Decimal	`10923913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6AF89, 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 #A6AF89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6AF89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	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 #A6AF89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6af89; }
.text { color: #a6af89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6af89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 175 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6af89, #93af89); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A6AF89?: #A6AF89 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6AF89?: The RGB value is 166, 175, 137: 166 red, 175 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6AF89?: The complementary color is #9289AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6AF89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.