What color is #A7A17B?

#A7A17B 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 #A7A17B?

The RGB value is 167, 161, 123: 167 red, 161 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7A17B?

The complementary color is #7B81A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7A17B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7A17B color

#A7A17B rgb(167, 161, 123)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A7A17B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 63.1% green and 48.2% blue (167, 161, 123).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 20% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 26% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#A7A17B color codes

HEX	`#A7A17B`
RGB	`rgb(167, 161, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 63.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 20%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 26%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 26%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.85, -4.06, 20.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.85, 21.02, 101.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.256, 35.136, 23.818)`
Decimal	`10985851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7A17B, 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 #A7A17B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7A17B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #A7A17B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7a17b; }
.text { color: #a7a17b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7a17b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 161 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7a17b, #97a77b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A7A17B?: #A7A17B 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 #A7A17B?: The RGB value is 167, 161, 123: 167 red, 161 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7A17B?: The complementary color is #7B81A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7A17B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.