What color is #ABA48D?

#ABA48D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA48D?

The RGB value is 171, 164, 141: 171 red, 164 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA48D?

The complementary color is #8D94AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA48D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA48D color

#ABA48D rgb(171, 164, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABA48D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 64.3% green and 55.3% blue (171, 164, 141).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 18% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#ABA48D color codes

HEX	`#ABA48D`
RGB	`rgb(171, 164, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 64.3%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 18%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.38, -1.42, 12.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.38, 12.93, 96.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.878, 37.132, 30.524)`
Decimal	`11248781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA48D, 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 #ABA48D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA48D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	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 #ABA48D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba48d; }
.text { color: #aba48d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba48d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 164 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba48d, #a3ab8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #ABA48D?: #ABA48D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA48D?: The RGB value is 171, 164, 141: 171 red, 164 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA48D?: The complementary color is #8D94AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA48D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.