What color is #ABAD91?

#ABAD91 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 #ABAD91?

The RGB value is 171, 173, 145: 171 red, 173 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABAD91?

The complementary color is #9391AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABAD91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABAD91 color

#ABAD91 rgb(171, 173, 145)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ABAD91 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 67.8% green and 56.9% blue (171, 173, 145).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#ABAD91 color codes

HEX	`#ABAD91`
RGB	`rgb(171, 173, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 67.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 16%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 16%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.89, -5.62, 14.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.89, 15.25, 111.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.849, 40.59, 32.676)`
Decimal	`11251089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABAD91, 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 #ABAD91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABAD91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	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 #ABAD91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abad91; }
.text { color: #abad91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abad91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 173 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abad91, #9dad91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #ABAD91?: #ABAD91 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 #ABAD91?: The RGB value is 171, 173, 145: 171 red, 173 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABAD91?: The complementary color is #9391AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABAD91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.