What color is #A7A288?

#A7A288 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7A288?

The RGB value is 167, 162, 136: 167 red, 162 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7A288?

The complementary color is #888DA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7A288?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7A288 color

#A7A288 rgb(167, 162, 136)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A7A288 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 63.5% green and 53.3% blue (167, 162, 136).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 15% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Knock on Wood (#9F9B84), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#A7A288 color codes

HEX	`#A7A288`
RGB	`rgb(167, 162, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 63.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 15%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 19%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 19%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.39, -2.66, 14.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.39, 14.44, 100.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.3, 35.834, 28.45)`
Decimal	`10986120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7A288, 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 #A7A288	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7A288 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #A7A288 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7a288; }
.text { color: #a7a288; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7a288; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 162 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7a288, #9da788); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A7A288?: #A7A288 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7A288?: The RGB value is 167, 162, 136: 167 red, 162 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7A288?: The complementary color is #888DA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7A288?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.