What color is #ABA07A?

#ABA07A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA07A?

The RGB value is 171, 160, 122: 171 red, 160 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA07A?

The complementary color is #7A85AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA07A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA07A color

#ABA07A rgb(171, 160, 122)

Shades of brown

The hex color #ABA07A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 62.7% green and 47.8% blue (171, 160, 122).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 29% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#ABA07A color codes

HEX	`#ABA07A`
RGB	`rgb(171, 160, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 62.7%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 23%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 29%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.91, -2.06, 21.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.91, 21.4, 95.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.878, 35.205, 23.472)`
Decimal	`11247738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA07A, 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 #ABA07A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA07A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	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 #ABA07A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba07a; }
.text { color: #aba07a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba07a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 160 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba07a, #9dab7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #ABA07A?: #ABA07A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA07A?: The RGB value is 171, 160, 122: 171 red, 160 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA07A?: The complementary color is #7A85AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA07A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.