What color is #ABA695?

#ABA695 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA695?

The RGB value is 171, 166, 149: 171 red, 166 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA695?

The complementary color is #959AAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA695?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA695 color

#ABA695 rgb(171, 166, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABA695 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 65.1% green and 58.4% blue (171, 166, 149).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 12% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Sandstone (#AFA696), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#ABA695 color codes

HEX	`#ABA695`
RGB	`rgb(171, 166, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 65.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 12%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.09, -1.2, 9.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.09, 9.52, 97.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.855, 38.101, 33.893)`
Decimal	`11249301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA695, 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 #ABA695	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA695 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	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 #ABA695 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba695; }
.text { color: #aba695; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba695; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 166 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba695, #a5ab95); }

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Questions

What color is #ABA695?: #ABA695 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA695?: The RGB value is 171, 166, 149: 171 red, 166 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA695?: The complementary color is #959AAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA695?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.