What color is #A8AF92?

#A8AF92 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 #A8AF92?

The RGB value is 168, 175, 146: 168 red, 175 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8AF92?

The complementary color is #9992AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8AF92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8AF92 color

#A8AF92 rgb(168, 175, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #A8AF92 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 68.6% green and 57.3% blue (168, 175, 146).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 15% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#A8AF92 color codes

HEX	`#A8AF92`
RGB	`rgb(168, 175, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 68.6%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 15%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 17%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 17%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.22, -7.65, 14.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.22, 16.01, 118.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.666, 41.06, 33.182)`
Decimal	`11054994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8AF92, 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 #A8AF92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8AF92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	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 #A8AF92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8af92; }
.text { color: #a8af92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8af92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 175 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8af92, #9aaf92); }

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Questions

What color is #A8AF92?: #A8AF92 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 #A8AF92?: The RGB value is 168, 175, 146: 168 red, 175 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8AF92?: The complementary color is #9992AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8AF92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.