What color is #ABAE72?

#ABAE72 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABAE72?

The RGB value is 171, 174, 114: 171 red, 174 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABAE72?

The complementary color is #7572AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABAE72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABAE72 color

#ABAE72 rgb(171, 174, 114)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ABAE72 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 68.2% green and 44.7% blue (171, 174, 114).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 27% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Estragon (#A5AF76), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#ABAE72 color codes

HEX	`#ABAE72`
RGB	`rgb(171, 174, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 68.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 27%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 34%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 34%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.57, -10.58, 30.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.57, 32.28, 109.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.968, 40.145, 21.823)`
Decimal	`11251314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABAE72, 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 #ABAE72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABAE72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	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 #ABAE72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abae72; }
.text { color: #abae72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abae72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 174 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abae72, #8dae72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #ABAE72?: #ABAE72 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABAE72?: The RGB value is 171, 174, 114: 171 red, 174 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABAE72?: The complementary color is #7572AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABAE72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.