What color is #A1AB00?

#A1AB00 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Honey and Thyme. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1AB00?

The RGB value is 161, 171, 0: 161 red, 171 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1AB00?

The complementary color is #0A00AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1AB00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1AB00 color

#A1AB00 rgb(161, 171, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A1AB00 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 67.1% green and 0% blue (161, 171, 0).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 100% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Honey and Thyme (#AAAA00), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#A1AB00 color codes

HEX	`#A1AB00`
RGB	`rgb(161, 171, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 67.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 100%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 100%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 100%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.05, -20.37, 69.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.05, 72.01, 106.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.262, 36.704, 5.543)`
Decimal	`10595072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1AB00, 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 #A1AB00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1AB00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #A1AB00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1ab00; }
.text { color: #a1ab00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1ab00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 171 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1ab00, #4cab00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #A1AB00?: #A1AB00 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Honey and Thyme. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1AB00?: The RGB value is 161, 171, 0: 161 red, 171 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1AB00?: The complementary color is #0A00AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1AB00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.