What color is #ABAE91?

#ABAE91 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 #ABAE91?

The RGB value is 171, 174, 145: 171 red, 174 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABAE91?

The complementary color is #9491AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABAE91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABAE91 color

#ABAE91 rgb(171, 174, 145)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ABAE91 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 68.2% green and 56.9% blue (171, 174, 145).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 15% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#ABAE91 color codes

HEX	`#ABAE91`
RGB	`rgb(171, 174, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 68.2%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 15%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 17%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.16, -6.15, 14.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.16, 15.81, 112.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.041, 40.975, 32.74)`
Decimal	`11251345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABAE91, 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 #ABAE91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABAE91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	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 #ABAE91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abae91; }
.text { color: #abae91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abae91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 174 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abae91, #9cae91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #ABAE91?: #ABAE91 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 #ABAE91?: The RGB value is 171, 174, 145: 171 red, 174 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABAE91?: The complementary color is #9491AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABAE91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.