What color is #ABA799?

#ABA799 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA799?

The RGB value is 171, 167, 153: 171 red, 167 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA799?

The complementary color is #999DAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA799?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA799 color

#ABA799 rgb(171, 167, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABA799 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 65.5% green and 60% blue (171, 167, 153).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 10% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Windless Morning (#ABA9A0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#ABA799 color codes

HEX	`#ABA799`
RGB	`rgb(171, 167, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 65.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 10%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 11%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.46, -1.07, 7.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.46, 7.82, 97.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.362, 38.596, 35.665)`
Decimal	`11249561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA799, 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 #ABA799	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA799 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	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 #ABA799 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba799; }
.text { color: #aba799; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba799; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 167 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba799, #a6ab99); }

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Questions

What color is #ABA799?: #ABA799 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA799?: The RGB value is 171, 167, 153: 171 red, 167 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA799?: The complementary color is #999DAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA799?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.