What color is #A9B476?

#A9B476 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9B476?

The RGB value is 169, 180, 118: 169 red, 180 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9B476?

The complementary color is #8176B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9B476?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9B476 color

#A9B476 rgb(169, 180, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #A9B476 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 70.6% green and 46.3% blue (169, 180, 118).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 29% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Estragon (#A5AF76), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#A9B476 color codes

HEX	`#A9B476`
RGB	`rgb(169, 180, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 70.6%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 29%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 34%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 34%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.14, -13.98, 30.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.14, 33.46, 114.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.953, 42.386, 23.423)`
Decimal	`11121782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9B476, 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 #A9B476	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9B476 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	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 #A9B476 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9b476; }
.text { color: #a9b476; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9b476; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 180 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9b476, #8ab476); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A9B476?: #A9B476 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9B476?: The RGB value is 169, 180, 118: 169 red, 180 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9B476?: The complementary color is #8176B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9B476?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.