What color is #ABAA91?

#ABAA91 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 #ABAA91?

The RGB value is 171, 170, 145: 171 red, 170 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABAA91?

The complementary color is #9192AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABAA91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABAA91 color

#ABAA91 rgb(171, 170, 145)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ABAA91 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 66.7% green and 56.9% blue (171, 170, 145).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#ABAA91 color codes

HEX	`#ABAA91`
RGB	`rgb(171, 170, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 66.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 15%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.08, -4.02, 13.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.08, 13.65, 107.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.28, 39.452, 32.486)`
Decimal	`11250321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABAA91, 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 #ABAA91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABAA91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	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 #ABAA91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abaa91; }
.text { color: #abaa91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abaa91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 170 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abaa91, #9fab91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #ABAA91?: #ABAA91 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 #ABAA91?: The RGB value is 171, 170, 145: 171 red, 170 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABAA91?: The complementary color is #9192AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABAA91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.