What color is #A9AC8D?

#A9AC8D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9AC8D?

The RGB value is 169, 172, 141: 169 red, 172 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9AC8D?

The complementary color is #908DAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9AC8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9AC8D color

#A9AC8D rgb(169, 172, 141)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A9AC8D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 67.5% green and 55.3% blue (169, 172, 141).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 16% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#A9AC8D color codes

HEX	`#A9AC8D`
RGB	`rgb(169, 172, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 67.5%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 16%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 18%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.37, -6.48, 15.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.37, 16.92, 112.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.922, 39.863, 30.996)`
Decimal	`11119757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9AC8D, 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 #A9AC8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9AC8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	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 #A9AC8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9ac8d; }
.text { color: #a9ac8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9ac8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 172 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9ac8d, #99ac8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A9AC8D?: #A9AC8D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9AC8D?: The RGB value is 169, 172, 141: 169 red, 172 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9AC8D?: The complementary color is #908DAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9AC8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.