What color is #A8A583?

#A8A583 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 #A8A583?

The RGB value is 168, 165, 131: 168 red, 165 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8A583?

The complementary color is #8386A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8A583?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8A583 color

#A8A583 rgb(168, 165, 131)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A8A583 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 64.7% green and 51.4% blue (168, 165, 131).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 22% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#A8A583 color codes

HEX	`#A8A583`
RGB	`rgb(168, 165, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 64.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 22%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 22%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.18, -4.66, 18.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.18, 18.65, 104.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.7, 36.874, 26.81)`
Decimal	`11052419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8A583, 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 #A8A583	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8A583 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #A8A583 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8a583; }
.text { color: #a8a583; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8a583; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 165 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8a583, #98a883); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A8A583?: #A8A583 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 #A8A583?: The RGB value is 168, 165, 131: 168 red, 165 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8A583?: The complementary color is #8386A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8A583?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.