What color is #A8AE96?

#A8AE96 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8AE96?

The RGB value is 168, 174, 150: 168 red, 174 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8AE96?

The complementary color is #9C96AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8AE96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8AE96 color

#A8AE96 rgb(168, 174, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8AE96 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 68.2% green and 58.8% blue (168, 174, 150).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 13% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#A8AE96 color codes

HEX	`#A8AE96`
RGB	`rgb(168, 174, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 68.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 13%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 14%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 14%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.03, -6.45, 11.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.03, 13.29, 119.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.789, 40.799, 34.785)`
Decimal	`11054742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8AE96, 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 #A8AE96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8AE96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	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 #A8AE96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8ae96; }
.text { color: #a8ae96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8ae96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 174 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8ae96, #9cae96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A8AE96?: #A8AE96 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8AE96?: The RGB value is 168, 174, 150: 168 red, 174 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8AE96?: The complementary color is #9C96AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8AE96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.