What color is #ABA779?

#ABA779 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA779?

The RGB value is 171, 167, 121: 171 red, 167 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA779?

The complementary color is #797DAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA779?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA779 color

#ABA779 rgb(171, 167, 121)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ABA779 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 65.5% green and 47.5% blue (171, 167, 121).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 29% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#ABA779 color codes

HEX	`#ABA779`
RGB	`rgb(171, 167, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 65.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 23%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 29%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.78, -5.97, 24.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.78, 25.09, 103.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.065, 37.676, 23.563)`
Decimal	`11249529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA779, 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 #ABA779	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA779 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	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 #ABA779 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba779; }
.text { color: #aba779; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba779; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 167 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba779, #96ab79); }

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Questions

What color is #ABA779?: #ABA779 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA779?: The RGB value is 171, 167, 121: 171 red, 167 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA779?: The complementary color is #797DAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA779?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.