What color is #A9AC93?

#A9AC93 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9AC93?

The RGB value is 169, 172, 147: 169 red, 172 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9AC93?

The complementary color is #9693AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9AC93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9AC93 color

#A9AC93 rgb(169, 172, 147)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A9AC93 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 67.5% green and 57.6% blue (169, 172, 147).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 13% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#A9AC93 color codes

HEX	`#A9AC93`
RGB	`rgb(169, 172, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 67.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 13%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 15%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.5, -5.51, 12.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.5, 13.68, 113.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.381, 40.047, 33.411)`
Decimal	`11119763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9AC93, 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 #A9AC93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9AC93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	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 #A9AC93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9ac93; }
.text { color: #a9ac93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9ac93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 172 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9ac93, #9cac93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A9AC93?: #A9AC93 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9AC93?: The RGB value is 169, 172, 147: 169 red, 172 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9AC93?: The complementary color is #9693AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9AC93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.