What color is #ABA77C?

#ABA77C is a grayish yellow known as Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Olive Tree?

The RGB value is 171, 167, 124: 171 red, 167 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Olive Tree?

The complementary color is #7C80AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA77C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Olive Tree color: hex code #ABA77C

#ABA77C rgb(171, 167, 124)

Shades of yellow

Olive Tree has the hex code #ABA77C. It is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 65.5% green and 48.6% blue (171, 167, 124).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 22% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 27% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

Olive Tree (#ABA77C) color codes

HEX	`#ABA77C`
RGB	`rgb(171, 167, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 65.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 22%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 27%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 27%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.84, -5.56, 22.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.84, 23.49, 103.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.252, 37.751, 24.547)`
Decimal	`11249532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Olive Tree, 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 #ABA77C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA77C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	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 #ABA77C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba77c; }
.text { color: #aba77c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba77c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 167 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba77c, #97ab7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #ABA77C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #ABA77C?: #ABA77C is a grayish yellow known as Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Olive Tree?: The RGB value is 171, 167, 124: 171 red, 167 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Olive Tree?: The complementary color is #7C80AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA77C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.