What color is #A8AB88?

#A8AB88 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 #A8AB88?

The RGB value is 168, 171, 136: 168 red, 171 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8AB88?

The complementary color is #8B88AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8AB88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8AB88 color

#A8AB88 rgb(168, 171, 136)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A8AB88 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 67.1% green and 53.3% blue (168, 171, 136).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#A8AB88 color codes

HEX	`#A8AB88`
RGB	`rgb(168, 171, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 67.1%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 20%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.92, -7.11, 17.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.92, 19.09, 111.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.155, 39.229, 29.008)`
Decimal	`11053960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8AB88, 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 #A8AB88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8AB88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	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 #A8AB88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8ab88; }
.text { color: #a8ab88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8ab88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 171 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8ab88, #97ab88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A8AB88?: #A8AB88 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 #A8AB88?: The RGB value is 168, 171, 136: 168 red, 171 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8AB88?: The complementary color is #8B88AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8AB88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.