What color is #ABA17B?

#ABA17B 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 #ABA17B?

The RGB value is 171, 161, 123: 171 red, 161 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA17B?

The complementary color is #7B85AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA17B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA17B color

#ABA17B rgb(171, 161, 123)

Shades of brown

The hex color #ABA17B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 63.1% green and 48.2% blue (171, 161, 123).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 22% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 28% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#ABA17B color codes

HEX	`#ABA17B`
RGB	`rgb(171, 161, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 63.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 22%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 28%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 28%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.2, -2.47, 21.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.2, 21.29, 96.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.115, 35.578, 23.858)`
Decimal	`11247995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA17B, 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 #ABA17B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA17B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	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 #ABA17B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba17b; }
.text { color: #aba17b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba17b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 161 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba17b, #9dab7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #ABA17B?: #ABA17B 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 #ABA17B?: The RGB value is 171, 161, 123: 171 red, 161 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA17B?: The complementary color is #7B85AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA17B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.