What color is #ABA084?

#ABA084 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA084?

The RGB value is 171, 160, 132: 171 red, 160 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA084?

The complementary color is #848FAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA084?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA084 color

#ABA084 rgb(171, 160, 132)

Shades of brown

The hex color #ABA084 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 62.7% green and 51.8% blue (171, 160, 132).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 23% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#ABA084 color codes

HEX	`#ABA084`
RGB	`rgb(171, 160, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 62.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 23%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.11, -0.63, 16.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.11, 16.08, 92.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.53, 35.466, 26.905)`
Decimal	`11247748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA084, 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 #ABA084	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA084 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	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 #ABA084 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba084; }
.text { color: #aba084; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba084; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 160 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba084, #a3ab84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #ABA084?: #ABA084 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA084?: The RGB value is 171, 160, 132: 171 red, 160 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA084?: The complementary color is #848FAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA084?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.