What color is #A8AE86?

#A8AE86 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8AE86?

The RGB value is 168, 174, 134: 168 red, 174 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8AE86?

The complementary color is #8C86AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8AE86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8AE86 color

#A8AE86 rgb(168, 174, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8AE86 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 68.2% green and 52.5% blue (168, 174, 134).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#A8AE86 color codes

HEX	`#A8AE86`
RGB	`rgb(168, 174, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 68.2%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 20%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 23%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 23%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.7, -9, 19.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.7, 21.82, 114.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.587, 40.318, 28.457)`
Decimal	`11054726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8AE86, 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 #A8AE86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8AE86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	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 #A8AE86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8ae86; }
.text { color: #a8ae86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8ae86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 174 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8ae86, #94ae86); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A8AE86?: #A8AE86 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8AE86?: The RGB value is 168, 174, 134: 168 red, 174 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8AE86?: The complementary color is #8C86AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8AE86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.