What color is #ABA98A?

#ABA98A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABA98A?

The RGB value is 171, 169, 138: 171 red, 169 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABA98A?

The complementary color is #8A8CAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABA98A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABA98A color

#ABA98A rgb(171, 169, 138)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ABA98A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 66.3% green and 54.1% blue (171, 169, 138).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 16% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#ABA98A color codes

HEX	`#ABA98A`
RGB	`rgb(171, 169, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 66.3%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 16%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 19%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.66, -4.58, 16.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.66, 16.93, 105.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.57, 38.869, 29.669)`
Decimal	`11250058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABA98A, 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 #ABA98A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABA98A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	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 #ABA98A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aba98a; }
.text { color: #aba98a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba98a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 169 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aba98a, #9cab8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #ABA98A?: #ABA98A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABA98A?: The RGB value is 171, 169, 138: 171 red, 169 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABA98A?: The complementary color is #8A8CAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABA98A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.