What color is #A9A592?

#A9A592 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9A592?

The RGB value is 169, 165, 146: 169 red, 165 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9A592?

The complementary color is #9296A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9A592?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9A592 color

#A9A592 rgb(169, 165, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9A592 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 64.7% green and 57.3% blue (169, 165, 146).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 12% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#A9A592 color codes

HEX	`#A9A592`
RGB	`rgb(169, 165, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 64.7%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 12%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 14%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 14%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.59, -1.91, 10.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.59, 10.54, 100.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.005, 37.421, 32.567)`
Decimal	`11117970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9A592, 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 #A9A592	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9A592 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	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 #A9A592 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9a592; }
.text { color: #a9a592; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a592; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 165 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9a592, #a2a992); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A9A592?: #A9A592 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9A592?: The RGB value is 169, 165, 146: 169 red, 165 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9A592?: The complementary color is #9296A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9A592?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.