What color is #A7AE8B?

#A7AE8B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7AE8B?

The RGB value is 167, 174, 139: 167 red, 174 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7AE8B?

The complementary color is #928BAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7AE8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7AE8B color

#A7AE8B rgb(167, 174, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #A7AE8B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 68.2% green and 54.5% blue (167, 174, 139).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#A7AE8B color codes

HEX	`#A7AE8B`
RGB	`rgb(167, 174, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 68.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 20%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.72, -8.62, 17.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.72, 19.22, 116.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.732, 40.352, 30.327)`
Decimal	`10989195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7AE8B, 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 #A7AE8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7AE8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	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 #A7AE8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7ae8b; }
.text { color: #a7ae8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7ae8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 174 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7ae8b, #96ae8b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A7AE8B?: #A7AE8B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7AE8B?: The RGB value is 167, 174, 139: 167 red, 174 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7AE8B?: The complementary color is #928BAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7AE8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.