What color is #ABA491?

#ABA491 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 #ABA491?

The RGB value is 171, 164, 145: 171 red, 164 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA491?

The complementary color is #9198AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA491?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA491 color

#ABA491 rgb(171, 164, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABA491 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 64.3% green and 56.9% blue (171, 164, 145).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

#ABA491 color codes

HEX	`#ABA491`
RGB	`rgb(171, 164, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 64.3%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 15%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.47, -0.77, 10.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.47, 10.8, 94.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.181, 37.254, 32.12)`
Decimal	`11248785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA491, 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 #ABA491	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA491 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	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 #ABA491 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba491; }
.text { color: #aba491; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba491; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 164 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba491, #a5ab91); }

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Questions

What color is #ABA491?: #ABA491 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 #ABA491?: The RGB value is 171, 164, 145: 171 red, 164 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA491?: The complementary color is #9198AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA491?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.