What color is #A7A538?

#A7A538 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Martian. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7A538?

The RGB value is 167, 165, 56: 167 red, 165 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7A538?

The complementary color is #383AA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7A538?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7A538 color

#A7A538 rgb(167, 165, 56)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A7A538 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 64.7% green and 22% blue (167, 165, 56).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 50% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 66% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Martian (#AEA132), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#A7A538 color codes

HEX	`#A7A538`
RGB	`rgb(167, 165, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 64.7%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 50%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 66%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 66%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.07, -12.91, 54.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.07, 55.92, 103.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.106, 35.412, 8.99)`
Decimal	`10986808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7A538, 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 #A7A538	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7A538 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #A7A538 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7a538; }
.text { color: #a7a538; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7a538; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 165 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7a538, #71a738); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #A7A538?: #A7A538 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Martian. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7A538?: The RGB value is 167, 165, 56: 167 red, 165 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7A538?: The complementary color is #383AA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7A538?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.