What color is #A8AA82?

#A8AA82 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 #A8AA82?

The RGB value is 168, 170, 130: 168 red, 170 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8AA82?

The complementary color is #8482AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8AA82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8AA82 color

#A8AA82 rgb(168, 170, 130)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A8AA82 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 66.7% green and 51% blue (168, 170, 130).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#A8AA82 color codes

HEX	`#A8AA82`
RGB	`rgb(168, 170, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 66.7%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 24%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 24%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.52, -7.48, 20.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.52, 21.77, 110.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.552, 38.686, 26.762)`
Decimal	`11053698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8AA82, 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 #A8AA82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8AA82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	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 #A8AA82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8aa82; }
.text { color: #a8aa82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8aa82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 170 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8aa82, #94aa82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A8AA82?: #A8AA82 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 #A8AA82?: The RGB value is 168, 170, 130: 168 red, 170 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8AA82?: The complementary color is #8482AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8AA82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.