What color is #A7AD76?

#A7AD76 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7AD76?

The RGB value is 167, 173, 118: 167 red, 173 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7AD76?

The complementary color is #7C76AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7AD76?

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.

#A7AD76 color

#A7AD76 rgb(167, 173, 118)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A7AD76 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 67.8% green and 46.3% blue (167, 173, 118).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Estragon (#A5AF76), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#A7AD76 color codes

HEX	`#A7AD76`
RGB	`rgb(167, 173, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 67.8%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 32%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 32%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.05, -11.13, 27.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.05, 29.78, 111.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.15, 39.411, 22.944)`
Decimal	`10988918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7AD76, 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 #A7AD76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7AD76 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 #A7AD76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7ad76; }
.text { color: #a7ad76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7ad76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 173 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7ad76, #8bad76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A7AD76?: #A7AD76 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7AD76?: The RGB value is 167, 173, 118: 167 red, 173 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7AD76?: The complementary color is #7C76AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7AD76?: 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.