What color is #AB9C2E?

#AB9C2E is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Greedy Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB9C2E?

The RGB value is 171, 156, 46: 171 red, 156 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9C2E?

The complementary color is #2E3DAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9C2E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9C2E color

#AB9C2E rgb(171, 156, 46)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AB9C2E is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 61.2% green and 18% blue (171, 156, 46).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 58% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 73% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Greedy Gecko (#AA9922), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#AB9C2E color codes

HEX	`#AB9C2E`
RGB	`rgb(171, 156, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 61.2%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 58%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 73%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 73%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.86, -6.94, 56.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.86, 56.7, 97.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.178, 32.633, 7.346)`
Decimal	`11246638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9C2E, 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 #AB9C2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9C2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #AB9C2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9c2e; }
.text { color: #ab9c2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9c2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 156 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9c2e, #7bab2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #AB9C2E?: #AB9C2E is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Greedy Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB9C2E?: The RGB value is 171, 156, 46: 171 red, 156 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9C2E?: The complementary color is #2E3DAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9C2E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.