What color is #ABB174?

#ABB174 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABB174?

The RGB value is 171, 177, 116: 171 red, 177 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB174?

The complementary color is #7A74B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB174?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB174 color

#ABB174 rgb(171, 177, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ABB174 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 69.4% green and 45.5% blue (171, 177, 116).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 28% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Estragon (#A5AF76), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#ABB174 color codes

HEX	`#ABB174`
RGB	`rgb(171, 177, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 69.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 28%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 34%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 34%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.43, -11.89, 30.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.43, 32.79, 111.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.669, 41.364, 22.625)`
Decimal	`11252084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB174, 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 #ABB174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	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 #ABB174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb174; }
.text { color: #abb174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 177 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb174, #8cb174); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #ABB174?: #ABB174 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABB174?: The RGB value is 171, 177, 116: 171 red, 177 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB174?: The complementary color is #7A74B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB174?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.