What color is #A9B497?

#A9B497 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9B497?

The RGB value is 169, 180, 151: 169 red, 180 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9B497?

The complementary color is #A297B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9B497?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9B497 color

#A9B497 rgb(169, 180, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #A9B497 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 70.6% green and 59.2% blue (169, 180, 151).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Salvia (#A8B59E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#A9B497 color codes

HEX	`#A9B497`
RGB	`rgb(169, 180, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 70.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 16%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 16%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.77, -9.09, 13.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.77, 16.29, 123.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.269, 43.312, 35.616)`
Decimal	`11121815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9B497, 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 #A9B497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9B497 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	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 #A9B497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9b497; }
.text { color: #a9b497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9b497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 180 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9b497, #9ab497); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A9B497?: #A9B497 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9B497?: The RGB value is 169, 180, 151: 169 red, 180 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9B497?: The complementary color is #A297B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9B497?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.