What color is #A7AA8D?

#A7AA8D 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 #A7AA8D?

The RGB value is 167, 170, 141: 167 red, 170 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7AA8D?

The complementary color is #908DAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7AA8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7AA8D color

#A7AA8D rgb(167, 170, 141)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A7AA8D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 66.7% green and 55.3% blue (167, 170, 141).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#A7AA8D color codes

HEX	`#A7AA8D`
RGB	`rgb(167, 170, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 66.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 17%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.67, -6.17, 14.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.67, 15.87, 112.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.118, 38.888, 30.85)`
Decimal	`10988173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7AA8D, 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 #A7AA8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7AA8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	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 #A7AA8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7aa8d; }
.text { color: #a7aa8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7aa8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 170 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7aa8d, #99aa8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A7AA8D?: #A7AA8D 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 #A7AA8D?: The RGB value is 167, 170, 141: 167 red, 170 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7AA8D?: The complementary color is #908DAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7AA8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.