What color is #ABA489?

#ABA489 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA489?

The RGB value is 171, 164, 137: 171 red, 164 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA489?

The complementary color is #8990AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA489?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA489 color

#ABA489 rgb(171, 164, 137)

Shades of brown

The hex color #ABA489 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 64.3% green and 53.7% blue (171, 164, 137).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 20% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Knock on Wood (#9F9B84), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#ABA489 color codes

HEX	`#ABA489`
RGB	`rgb(171, 164, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 64.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.29, -2.04, 14.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.29, 15.08, 97.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.585, 37.016, 28.985)`
Decimal	`11248777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA489, 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 #ABA489	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA489 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	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 #ABA489 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba489; }
.text { color: #aba489; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba489; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 164 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba489, #a1ab89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #ABA489?: #ABA489 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA489?: The RGB value is 171, 164, 137: 171 red, 164 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA489?: The complementary color is #8990AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA489?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.