What color is #ABB182?

#ABB182 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABB182?

The RGB value is 171, 177, 130: 171 red, 177 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB182?

The complementary color is #8882B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB182?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB182 color

#ABB182 rgb(171, 177, 130)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ABB182 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 69.4% green and 51% blue (171, 177, 130).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 23% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Estragon (#A5AF76), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

#ABB182 color codes

HEX	`#ABB182`
RGB	`rgb(171, 177, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 69.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 23%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 27%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 27%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.67, -10.01, 23.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.67, 25.46, 113.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.546, 41.714, 27.241)`
Decimal	`11252098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB182, 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 #ABB182	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB182 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	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 #ABB182 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb182; }
.text { color: #abb182; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb182; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 177 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb182, #93b182); }

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Questions

What color is #ABB182?: #ABB182 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABB182?: The RGB value is 171, 177, 130: 171 red, 177 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB182?: The complementary color is #8882B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB182?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.