What color is #ABA484?

#ABA484 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA484?

The RGB value is 171, 164, 132: 171 red, 164 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA484?

The complementary color is #848BAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA484?

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.

#ABA484 color

#ABA484 rgb(171, 164, 132)

Shades of brown

The hex color #ABA484 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 64.3% green and 51.8% blue (171, 164, 132).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#ABA484 color codes

HEX	`#ABA484`
RGB	`rgb(171, 164, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 64.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 23%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.18, -2.8, 17.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.18, 17.77, 99.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.235, 36.875, 27.14)`
Decimal	`11248772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA484, 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 #ABA484	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA484 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 #ABA484 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba484; }
.text { color: #aba484; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba484; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 164 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba484, #9eab84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #ABA484?: #ABA484 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA484?: The RGB value is 171, 164, 132: 171 red, 164 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA484?: The complementary color is #848BAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA484?: 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.