What color is #A8A793?

#A8A793 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8A793?

The RGB value is 168, 167, 147: 168 red, 167 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8A793?

The complementary color is #9394A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8A793?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8A793 color

#A8A793 rgb(168, 167, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8A793 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 65.5% green and 57.6% blue (168, 167, 147).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 13% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#A8A793 color codes

HEX	`#A8A793`
RGB	`rgb(168, 167, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 65.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 13%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 13%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.07, -3.2, 10.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.07, 10.96, 106.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.233, 38.069, 33.09)`
Decimal	`11052947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8A793, 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 #A8A793	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8A793 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	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 #A8A793 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8a793; }
.text { color: #a8a793; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8a793; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 167 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8a793, #9ea893); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A8A793?: #A8A793 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8A793?: The RGB value is 168, 167, 147: 168 red, 167 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8A793?: The complementary color is #9394A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8A793?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.