What color is #ABAF8B?

#ABAF8B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABAF8B?

The RGB value is 171, 175, 139: 171 red, 175 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABAF8B?

The complementary color is #8F8BAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABAF8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABAF8B color

#ABAF8B rgb(171, 175, 139)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ABAF8B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 68.6% green and 54.5% blue (171, 175, 139).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 18% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.24:1).

#ABAF8B color codes

HEX	`#ABAF8B`
RGB	`rgb(171, 175, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 68.6%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 18%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 21%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 21%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.3, -7.63, 18.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.3, 19.58, 112.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.784, 41.182, 30.432)`
Decimal	`11251595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABAF8B, 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 #ABAF8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABAF8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.24:1	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 #ABAF8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abaf8b; }
.text { color: #abaf8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abaf8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 175 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abaf8b, #99af8b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ABAF8B?: #ABAF8B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABAF8B?: The RGB value is 171, 175, 139: 171 red, 175 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABAF8B?: The complementary color is #8F8BAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABAF8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.