What color is #AB9B46?

#AB9B46 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Formosan Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB9B46?

The RGB value is 171, 155, 70: 171 red, 155 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9B46?

The complementary color is #4656AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9B46?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9B46 color

#AB9B46 rgb(171, 155, 70)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AB9B46 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 60.8% green and 27.5% blue (171, 155, 70).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 42% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 59% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Formosan Green (#A69A51), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#AB9B46 color codes

HEX	`#AB9B46`
RGB	`rgb(171, 155, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 60.8%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 42%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 59%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 59%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.79, -4.92, 45.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.79, 46.08, 96.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.623, 32.544, 10.514)`
Decimal	`11246406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9B46, 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 #AB9B46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9B46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	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 #AB9B46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9b46; }
.text { color: #ab9b46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9b46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 155 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9b46, #89ab46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AB9B46?: #AB9B46 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Formosan Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB9B46?: The RGB value is 171, 155, 70: 171 red, 155 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9B46?: The complementary color is #4656AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9B46?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.