What color is #A8A374?

#A8A374 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8A374?

The RGB value is 168, 163, 116: 168 red, 163 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8A374?

The complementary color is #7479A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8A374?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8A374 color

#A8A374 rgb(168, 163, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A8A374 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 63.9% green and 45.5% blue (168, 163, 116).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 23% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 31% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#A8A374 color codes

HEX	`#A8A374`
RGB	`rgb(168, 163, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 63.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 31%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 31%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.35, -5.69, 25.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.35, 25.77, 102.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.398, 35.781, 21.719)`
Decimal	`11051892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8A374, 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 #A8A374	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8A374 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #A8A374 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8a374; }
.text { color: #a8a374; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8a374; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 163 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8a374, #93a874); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A8A374?: #A8A374 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8A374?: The RGB value is 168, 163, 116: 168 red, 163 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8A374?: The complementary color is #7479A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8A374?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.