What color is #A7A383?

#A7A383 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7A383?

The RGB value is 167, 163, 131: 167 red, 163 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7A383?

The complementary color is #8387A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7A383?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7A383 color

#A7A383 rgb(167, 163, 131)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A7A383 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 63.9% green and 51.4% blue (167, 163, 131).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 17% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 22% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#A7A383 color codes

HEX	`#A7A383`
RGB	`rgb(167, 163, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 63.9%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 17%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 22%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 22%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.56, -3.97, 17.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.56, 17.64, 103)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.13, 36.049, 26.681)`
Decimal	`10986371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7A383, 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 #A7A383	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7A383 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #A7A383 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7a383; }
.text { color: #a7a383; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7a383; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 163 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7a383, #99a783); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A7A383?: #A7A383 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7A383?: The RGB value is 167, 163, 131: 167 red, 163 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7A383?: The complementary color is #8387A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7A383?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.