What color is #A9B18B?

#A9B18B 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 #A9B18B?

The RGB value is 169, 177, 139: 169 red, 177 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9B18B?

The complementary color is #938BB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9B18B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9B18B color

#A9B18B rgb(169, 177, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #A9B18B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 69.4% green and 54.5% blue (169, 177, 139).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 20% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#A9B18B color codes

HEX	`#A9B18B`
RGB	`rgb(169, 177, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 69.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 20%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 21%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 21%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.69, -9.44, 18.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.69, 20.81, 116.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.744, 41.744, 30.543)`
Decimal	`11121035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9B18B, 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 #A9B18B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9B18B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	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 #A9B18B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9b18b; }
.text { color: #a9b18b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9b18b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 177 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9b18b, #96b18b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A9B18B?: #A9B18B 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 #A9B18B?: The RGB value is 169, 177, 139: 169 red, 177 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9B18B?: The complementary color is #938BB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9B18B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.