What color is #ABAC94?

#ABAC94 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABAC94?

The RGB value is 171, 172, 148: 171 red, 172 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABAC94?

The complementary color is #9594AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABAC94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABAC94 color

#ABAC94 rgb(171, 172, 148)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ABAC94 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 67.5% green and 58% blue (171, 172, 148).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 13% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#ABAC94 color codes

HEX	`#ABAC94`
RGB	`rgb(171, 172, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 67.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 13%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 14%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 14%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.68, -4.6, 12.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.68, 13.08, 110.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.892, 40.301, 33.847)`
Decimal	`11250836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABAC94, 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 #ABAC94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABAC94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	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 #ABAC94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abac94; }
.text { color: #abac94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abac94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 172 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abac94, #9fac94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #ABAC94?: #ABAC94 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABAC94?: The RGB value is 171, 172, 148: 171 red, 172 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABAC94?: The complementary color is #9594AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABAC94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.