What color is #A8AF8A?

#A8AF8A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8AF8A?

The RGB value is 168, 175, 138: 168 red, 175 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8AF8A?

The complementary color is #918AAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8AF8A?

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.

#A8AF8A color

#A8AF8A rgb(168, 175, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8AF8A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 68.6% green and 54.1% blue (168, 175, 138).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 31% 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 9.16:1).

#A8AF8A color codes

HEX	`#A8AF8A`
RGB	`rgb(168, 175, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 68.6%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 21%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 21%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.05, -8.92, 18.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.05, 20.26, 116.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.065, 40.82, 30.019)`
Decimal	`11054986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8AF8A, 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 #A8AF8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8AF8A 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 #A8AF8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8af8a; }
.text { color: #a8af8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8af8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 175 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8af8a, #96af8a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A8AF8A?: #A8AF8A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8AF8A?: The RGB value is 168, 175, 138: 168 red, 175 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8AF8A?: The complementary color is #918AAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8AF8A?: 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.