What color is #A8AD99?

#A8AD99 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8AD99?

The RGB value is 168, 173, 153: 168 red, 173 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8AD99?

The complementary color is #9E99AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8AD99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8AD99 color

#A8AD99 rgb(168, 173, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8AD99 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 67.8% green and 60% blue (168, 173, 153).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#A8AD99 color codes

HEX	`#A8AD99`
RGB	`rgb(168, 173, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 67.8%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 12%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 12%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.83, -5.41, 9.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.83, 11.09, 119.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.841, 40.512, 36.01)`
Decimal	`11054489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8AD99, 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 #A8AD99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8AD99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	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 #A8AD99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8ad99; }
.text { color: #a8ad99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8ad99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 173 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8ad99, #9ead99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A8AD99?: #A8AD99 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8AD99?: The RGB value is 168, 173, 153: 168 red, 173 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8AD99?: The complementary color is #9E99AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8AD99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.