What color is #A9B59E?

#A9B59E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9B59E?

The RGB value is 169, 181, 158: 169 red, 181 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9B59E?

The complementary color is #AA9EB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9B59E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9B59E color

#A9B59E rgb(169, 181, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #A9B59E is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 71% green and 62% blue (169, 181, 158).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 13% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Salvia (#A8B59E), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#A9B59E color codes

HEX	`#A9B59E`
RGB	`rgb(169, 181, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 71%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 13%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 13%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 13%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.2, -8.43, 10.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.2, 13.32, 129.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.057, 43.951, 38.767)`
Decimal	`11122078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9B59E, 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 #A9B59E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9B59E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	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 #A9B59E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9b59e; }
.text { color: #a9b59e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9b59e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 181 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9b59e, #9eb59f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A9B59E?: #A9B59E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9B59E?: The RGB value is 169, 181, 158: 169 red, 181 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9B59E?: The complementary color is #AA9EB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9B59E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.