What color is #A7AD94?

#A7AD94 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7AD94?

The RGB value is 167, 173, 148: 167 red, 173 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7AD94?

The complementary color is #9A94AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7AD94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7AD94 color

#A7AD94 rgb(167, 173, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #A7AD94 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 67.8% green and 58% blue (167, 173, 148).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 13% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.05:1).

#A7AD94 color codes

HEX	`#A7AD94`
RGB	`rgb(167, 173, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 67.8%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 13%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 14%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 14%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.64, -6.63, 12.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.64, 13.83, 118.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.225, 40.241, 33.87)`
Decimal	`10988948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7AD94, 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 #A7AD94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7AD94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.05:1	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 #A7AD94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7ad94; }
.text { color: #a7ad94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7ad94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 173 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7ad94, #9bad94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A7AD94?: #A7AD94 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7AD94?: The RGB value is 167, 173, 148: 167 red, 173 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7AD94?: The complementary color is #9A94AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7AD94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.