What color is #A8AA96?

#A8AA96 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 #A8AA96?

The RGB value is 168, 170, 150: 168 red, 170 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8AA96?

The complementary color is #9896AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8AA96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8AA96 color

#A8AA96 rgb(168, 170, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8AA96 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 66.7% green and 58.8% blue (168, 170, 150).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 11% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#A8AA96 color codes

HEX	`#A8AA96`
RGB	`rgb(168, 170, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 66.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 11%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 12%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.95, -4.31, 10.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.95, 10.96, 113.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.028, 39.276, 34.531)`
Decimal	`11053718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8AA96, 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 #A8AA96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8AA96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #A8AA96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8aa96; }
.text { color: #a8aa96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8aa96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 170 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8aa96, #9eaa96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A8AA96?: #A8AA96 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 #A8AA96?: The RGB value is 168, 170, 150: 168 red, 170 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8AA96?: The complementary color is #9896AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8AA96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.