What color is #AB9819?

#AB9819 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Lucky. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB9819?

The RGB value is 171, 152, 25: 171 red, 152 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9819?

The complementary color is #192CAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9819?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9819 color

#AB9819 rgb(171, 152, 25)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AB9819 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 59.6% green and 9.8% blue (171, 152, 25).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 74% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 85% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lucky (#AB9A1C), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#AB9819 color codes

HEX	`#AB9819`
RGB	`rgb(171, 152, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 59.6%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 74%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 85%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 85%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.66, -5.59, 61.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.66, 62.16, 95.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.2, 31.186, 5.454)`
Decimal	`11245593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9819, 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 #AB9819	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9819 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #AB9819 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9819; }
.text { color: #ab9819; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9819; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 152 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9819, #75ab19); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #AB9819?: #AB9819 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Lucky. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB9819?: The RGB value is 171, 152, 25: 171 red, 152 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9819?: The complementary color is #192CAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9819?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.