What color is #ABAE93?

#ABAE93 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 #ABAE93?

The RGB value is 171, 174, 147: 171 red, 174 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABAE93?

The complementary color is #9693AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABAE93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABAE93 color

#ABAE93 rgb(171, 174, 147)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ABAE93 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 68.2% green and 57.6% blue (171, 174, 147).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 14% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#ABAE93 color codes

HEX	`#ABAE93`
RGB	`rgb(171, 174, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 68.2%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 14%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 16%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 16%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.2, -5.83, 13.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.2, 14.73, 113.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.197, 41.037, 33.559)`
Decimal	`11251347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABAE93, 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 #ABAE93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABAE93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	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 #ABAE93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abae93; }
.text { color: #abae93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abae93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 174 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abae93, #9dae93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #ABAE93?: #ABAE93 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 #ABAE93?: The RGB value is 171, 174, 147: 171 red, 174 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABAE93?: The complementary color is #9693AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABAE93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.