What color is #A7A88C?

#A7A88C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7A88C?

The RGB value is 167, 168, 140: 167 red, 168 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7A88C?

The complementary color is #8D8CA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7A88C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7A88C color

#A7A88C rgb(167, 168, 140)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A7A88C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 65.9% green and 54.9% blue (167, 168, 140).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 14% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#A7A88C color codes

HEX	`#A7A88C`
RGB	`rgb(167, 168, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 65.9%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 14%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 17%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 17%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.1, -5.26, 14.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.1, 15.31, 110.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.672, 38.114, 30.336)`
Decimal	`10987660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7A88C, 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 #A7A88C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7A88C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	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 #A7A88C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7a88c; }
.text { color: #a7a88c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7a88c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 168 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7a88c, #99a88c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A7A88C?: #A7A88C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7A88C?: The RGB value is 167, 168, 140: 167 red, 168 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7A88C?: The complementary color is #8D8CA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7A88C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.