What color is #ABA385?

#ABA385 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA385?

The RGB value is 171, 163, 133: 171 red, 163 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA385?

The complementary color is #858DAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA385?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA385 color

#ABA385 rgb(171, 163, 133)

Shades of brown

The hex color #ABA385 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 63.9% green and 52.2% blue (171, 163, 133).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 22% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#ABA385 color codes

HEX	`#ABA385`
RGB	`rgb(171, 163, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 63.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 22%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.94, -2.11, 16.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.94, 16.79, 97.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.125, 36.546, 27.442)`
Decimal	`11248517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA385, 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 #ABA385	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA385 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	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 #ABA385 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba385; }
.text { color: #aba385; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba385; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 163 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba385, #a0ab85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #ABA385?: #ABA385 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA385?: The RGB value is 171, 163, 133: 171 red, 163 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA385?: The complementary color is #858DAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA385?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.