What color is #ABA892?

#ABA892 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA892?

The RGB value is 171, 168, 146: 171 red, 168 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA892?

The complementary color is #9295AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA892?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA892 color

#ABA892 rgb(171, 168, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABA892 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 65.9% green and 57.3% blue (171, 168, 146).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#ABA892 color codes

HEX	`#ABA892`
RGB	`rgb(171, 168, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 65.9%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 15%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.56, -2.78, 11.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.56, 12.09, 103.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.985, 38.739, 32.77)`
Decimal	`11249810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA892, 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 #ABA892	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA892 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	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 #ABA892 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba892; }
.text { color: #aba892; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba892; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 168 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba892, #a2ab92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #ABA892?: #ABA892 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA892?: The RGB value is 171, 168, 146: 171 red, 168 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA892?: The complementary color is #9295AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA892?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.