What color is #A8A997?

#A8A997 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8A997?

The RGB value is 168, 169, 151: 168 red, 169 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8A997?

The complementary color is #9897A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8A997?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8A997 color

#A8A997 rgb(168, 169, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8A997 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 66.3% green and 59.2% blue (168, 169, 151).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 9% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#A8A997 color codes

HEX	`#A8A997`
RGB	`rgb(168, 169, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 66.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 9%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 11%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 11%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.7, -3.6, 9.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.7, 9.86, 111.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.922, 38.935, 34.895)`
Decimal	`11053463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8A997, 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 #A8A997	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8A997 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #A8A997 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8a997; }
.text { color: #a8a997; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8a997; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 169 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8a997, #9fa997); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A8A997?: #A8A997 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8A997?: The RGB value is 168, 169, 151: 168 red, 169 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8A997?: The complementary color is #9897A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8A997?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.