What color is #AB9D51?

#AB9D51 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 #AB9D51?

The RGB value is 171, 157, 81: 171 red, 157 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB9D51?

The complementary color is #515FAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB9D51?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB9D51 color

#AB9D51 rgb(171, 157, 81)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AB9D51 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 61.6% green and 31.8% blue (171, 157, 81).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 36% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 53% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Formosan Green (#A69A51), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#AB9D51 color codes

HEX	`#AB9D51`
RGB	`rgb(171, 157, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 61.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 36%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 53%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 53%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.46, -5.09, 41.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.46, 41.51, 97.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.338, 33.367, 12.625)`
Decimal	`11246929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB9D51, 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 #AB9D51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AB9D51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #AB9D51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab9d51; }
.text { color: #ab9d51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9d51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 157 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab9d51, #8cab51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AB9D51?: #AB9D51 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 #AB9D51?: The RGB value is 171, 157, 81: 171 red, 157 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB9D51?: The complementary color is #515FAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB9D51?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.