What color is #A8A890?

#A8A890 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8A890?

The RGB value is 168, 168, 144: 168 red, 168 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8A890?

The complementary color is #9090A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8A890?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8A890 color

#A8A890 rgb(168, 168, 144)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A8A890 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 65.9% green and 56.5% blue (168, 168, 144).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 12% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#A8A890 color codes

HEX	`#A8A890`
RGB	`rgb(168, 168, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 65.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 12%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 14%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 14%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.27, -4.24, 12.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.27, 13.13, 108.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.185, 38.344, 31.928)`
Decimal	`11053200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8A890, 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 #A8A890	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8A890 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	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 #A8A890 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8a890; }
.text { color: #a8a890; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8a890; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 168 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8a890, #9ca890); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A8A890?: #A8A890 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8A890?: The RGB value is 168, 168, 144: 168 red, 168 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8A890?: The complementary color is #9090A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8A890?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.