What color is #ABA173?

#ABA173 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 #ABA173?

The RGB value is 171, 161, 115: 171 red, 161 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA173?

The complementary color is #737DAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA173?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA173 color

#ABA173 rgb(171, 161, 115)

Shades of brown

The hex color #ABA173 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 63.1% green and 45.1% blue (171, 161, 115).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 25% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 33% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#ABA173 color codes

HEX	`#ABA173`
RGB	`rgb(171, 161, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 63.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 25%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 33%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 33%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.05, -3.54, 25.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.05, 25.56, 97.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.634, 35.386, 21.327)`
Decimal	`11247987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA173, 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 #ABA173	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA173 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #ABA173 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba173; }
.text { color: #aba173; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba173; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 161 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba173, #99ab73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #ABA173?: #ABA173 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 #ABA173?: The RGB value is 171, 161, 115: 171 red, 161 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA173?: The complementary color is #737DAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA173?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.