What color is #ABA593?

#ABA593 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA593?

The RGB value is 171, 165, 147: 171 red, 165 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA593?

The complementary color is #9399AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA593?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA593 color

#ABA593 rgb(171, 165, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABA593 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 64.7% green and 57.6% blue (171, 165, 147).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 14% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#ABA593 color codes

HEX	`#ABA593`
RGB	`rgb(171, 165, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 64.7%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 14%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 14%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.78, -0.99, 10.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.78, 10.16, 95.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.516, 37.675, 32.999)`
Decimal	`11249043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA593, 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 #ABA593	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA593 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #ABA593 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba593; }
.text { color: #aba593; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba593; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 165 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba593, #a5ab93); }

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Questions

What color is #ABA593?: #ABA593 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA593?: The RGB value is 171, 165, 147: 171 red, 165 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA593?: The complementary color is #9399AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA593?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.