Recognised as Colour
#ABA789
- #ABA789
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#ABA789 is a yellow with RGB values 171, 167, 137 and HSL 53°, 17%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#ABA789#ABA789
HEX#ABA789
RGBrgb(171, 167, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6549, 0.5373
RGB percentages67.1%, 65.5%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(52.9, 16.8%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.9, 19.9%, 67.1%)
CMYK0%, 2.3%, 19.9%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,249,545
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA789;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#545876
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#898DAB
Analogous#AB9689, #9EAB89
Triadic#89ABA7, #A789AB
Split complementary#899EAB, #9689AB
Tetradic#89AB96, #898DAB, #AB899E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G167
B137
Red171 (67.1%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue52.94°
Saturation (HSL)16.83%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AB · G A7 · B 89
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