What color is #A8AA8E?

#A8AA8E 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 #A8AA8E?

The RGB value is 168, 170, 142: 168 red, 170 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8AA8E?

The complementary color is #908EAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8AA8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8AA8E color

#A8AA8E rgb(168, 170, 142)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A8AA8E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 66.7% green and 55.7% blue (168, 170, 142).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#A8AA8E color codes

HEX	`#A8AA8E`
RGB	`rgb(168, 170, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 66.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 16%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.77, -5.63, 14.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.77, 15.3, 111.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.405, 39.028, 31.254)`
Decimal	`11053710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8AA8E, 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 #A8AA8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8AA8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	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 #A8AA8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8aa8e; }
.text { color: #a8aa8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8aa8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 170 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8aa8e, #9aaa8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A8AA8E?: #A8AA8E 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 #A8AA8E?: The RGB value is 168, 170, 142: 168 red, 170 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8AA8E?: The complementary color is #908EAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8AA8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.