What color is #ABA374?

#ABA374 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA374?

The RGB value is 171, 163, 116: 171 red, 163 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA374?

The complementary color is #747CAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA374?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA374 color

#ABA374 rgb(171, 163, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ABA374 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 63.9% green and 45.5% blue (171, 163, 116).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 25% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 32% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#ABA374 color codes

HEX	`#ABA374`
RGB	`rgb(171, 163, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 63.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 25%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 32%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.61, -4.49, 25.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.61, 25.9, 99.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.044, 36.114, 21.75)`
Decimal	`11248500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA374, 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 #ABA374	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA374 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	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 #ABA374 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba374; }
.text { color: #aba374; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba374; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 163 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba374, #98ab74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #ABA374?: #ABA374 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA374?: The RGB value is 171, 163, 116: 171 red, 163 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA374?: The complementary color is #747CAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA374?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.