What color is #ABA59B?

#ABA59B is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Greige. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA59B?

The RGB value is 171, 165, 155: 171 red, 165 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA59B?

The complementary color is #9BA1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA59B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA59B color

#ABA59B rgb(171, 165, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABA59B is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 64.7% green and 60.8% blue (171, 165, 155).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 9% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 9% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Greige (#B2ACA2), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#ABA59B color codes

HEX	`#ABA59B`
RGB	`rgb(171, 165, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 64.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 9%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 9%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.97, 0.37, 5.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.97, 5.96, 86.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.165, 37.935, 36.421)`
Decimal	`11249051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA59B, 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 #ABA59B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA59B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	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 #ABA59B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba59b; }
.text { color: #aba59b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba59b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 165 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba59b, #a9ab9b); }

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Questions

What color is #ABA59B?: #ABA59B is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Greige. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA59B?: The RGB value is 171, 165, 155: 171 red, 165 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA59B?: The complementary color is #9BA1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA59B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.