What color is #A7AB92?

#A7AB92 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7AB92?

The RGB value is 167, 171, 146: 167 red, 171 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7AB92?

The complementary color is #9692AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7AB92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7AB92 color

#A7AB92 rgb(167, 171, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #A7AB92 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 67.1% green and 57.3% blue (167, 171, 146).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#A7AB92 color codes

HEX	`#A7AB92`
RGB	`rgb(167, 171, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 67.1%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 15%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.05, -5.89, 12.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.05, 13.74, 115.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.687, 39.417, 32.917)`
Decimal	`10988434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7AB92, 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 #A7AB92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7AB92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	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 #A7AB92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7ab92; }
.text { color: #a7ab92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7ab92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 171 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7ab92, #9bab92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A7AB92?: #A7AB92 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7AB92?: The RGB value is 167, 171, 146: 167 red, 171 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7AB92?: The complementary color is #9692AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7AB92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.