What color is #A8A17F?

#A8A17F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8A17F?

The RGB value is 168, 161, 127: 168 red, 161 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8A17F?

The complementary color is #7F86A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8A17F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8A17F color

#A8A17F rgb(168, 161, 127)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A8A17F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 63.1% green and 49.8% blue (168, 161, 127).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 24% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#A8A17F color codes

HEX	`#A8A17F`
RGB	`rgb(168, 161, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 63.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 24%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 24%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.02, -3.09, 18.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.02, 18.91, 99.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.724, 35.347, 25.173)`
Decimal	`11051391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8A17F, 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 #A8A17F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8A17F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	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 #A8A17F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8a17f; }
.text { color: #a8a17f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8a17f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 161 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8a17f, #9ba87f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A8A17F?: #A8A17F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8A17F?: The RGB value is 168, 161, 127: 168 red, 161 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8A17F?: The complementary color is #7F86A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8A17F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.