What color is #A7AC7A?

#A7AC7A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7AC7A?

The RGB value is 167, 172, 122: 167 red, 172 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7AC7A?

The complementary color is #7F7AAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7AC7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7AC7A color

#A7AC7A rgb(167, 172, 122)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A7AC7A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 67.5% green and 47.8% blue (167, 172, 122).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 23% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cardamom (#AAAA77), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#A7AC7A color codes

HEX	`#A7AC7A`
RGB	`rgb(167, 172, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 67.5%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 23%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 29%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.84, -10.06, 25.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.84, 27.14, 111.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.202, 39.126, 24.159)`
Decimal	`10988666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7AC7A, 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 #A7AC7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7AC7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	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 #A7AC7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7ac7a; }
.text { color: #a7ac7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7ac7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 172 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7ac7a, #8eac7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A7AC7A?: #A7AC7A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7AC7A?: The RGB value is 167, 172, 122: 167 red, 172 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7AC7A?: The complementary color is #7F7AAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7AC7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.