What color is #ABA887?

#ABA887 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 #ABA887?

The RGB value is 171, 168, 135: 171 red, 168 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA887?

The complementary color is #878AAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA887?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA887 color

#ABA887 rgb(171, 168, 135)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ABA887 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 65.9% green and 52.9% blue (171, 168, 135).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 21% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#ABA887 color codes

HEX	`#ABA887`
RGB	`rgb(171, 168, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 65.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 21%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.32, -4.5, 17.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.32, 18.05, 104.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.17, 38.413, 28.479)`
Decimal	`11249799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA887, 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 #ABA887	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA887 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	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 #ABA887 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba887; }
.text { color: #aba887; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba887; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 168 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba887, #9cab87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #ABA887?: #ABA887 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 #ABA887?: The RGB value is 171, 168, 135: 171 red, 168 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA887?: The complementary color is #878AAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA887?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.