What color is #ABA38F?

#ABA38F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA38F?

The RGB value is 171, 163, 143: 171 red, 163 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA38F?

The complementary color is #8F97AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA38F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA38F color

#ABA38F rgb(171, 163, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABA38F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 63.9% green and 56.1% blue (171, 163, 143).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 16% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#ABA38F color codes

HEX	`#ABA38F`
RGB	`rgb(171, 163, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 63.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 16%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.15, -0.55, 11.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.15, 11.45, 92.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.849, 36.836, 31.255)`
Decimal	`11248527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA38F, 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 #ABA38F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA38F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #ABA38F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba38f; }
.text { color: #aba38f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba38f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 163 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba38f, #a5ab8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #ABA38F?: #ABA38F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA38F?: The RGB value is 171, 163, 143: 171 red, 163 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA38F?: The complementary color is #8F97AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA38F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.