#abab5a

Color #abab5a

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 6.13 Nearest Tailwind class lime-600 #5ea500 · ΔE 15.1

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#abab5a

RGB

rgb(171, 171, 90)

HSL

hsl(60, 32.5%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 47.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 47.4%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(68.4, -11.67, 41.42)

LCH

lch(68.4, 43.03, 105.74)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.1041, 108.77)

HWB

hwb(60, 35.3%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5a5aab

Analogous

#ab835a

#abab5a

#83ab5a

Triadic

#abab5a

#5aabab

#ab5aab

Split-complementary

#abab5a

#5a83ab

#835aab

Tetradic

#abab5a

#5aab5a

#5a5aab

#ab5aab

Square

#abab5a

#5aab83

#5a5aab

#ab5a83

Shades

Color #abab5a mixed toward black.

#909049

#73733b

#56562c

#3a3a1d

#1d1d0f

Tints

Color #abab5a mixed toward white.

#b9b976

#c7c791

#d5d5ad

#e3e3c8

#f1f1e4

Tones

Color #abab5a mixed toward gray.

#a4a461

#9e9e68

#97976e

#909075

#89897c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abab74 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#abab7a · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#ab8588 · ΔE 33.3

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 22.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #abab5a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#abab5a]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#abab5a (#abab5a) is rgb(171, 171, 90) in RGB.

No, #abab5a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #abab5a, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast