What color is #ABB39E?

#ABB39E is a light, grayish yellow-green known as Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Gargoyle?

The RGB value is 171, 179, 158: 171 red, 179 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Gargoyle?

The complementary color is #A69EB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB39E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Gargoyle color: hex code #ABB39E

#ABB39E rgb(171, 179, 158)

Shades of gray

Gargoyle has the hex code #ABB39E. It is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 70.2% green and 62% blue (171, 179, 158).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 12% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 30% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

Gargoyle (#ABB39E) color codes

HEX	`#ABB39E`
RGB	`rgb(171, 179, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 70.2%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 12%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 12%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 12%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.8, -6.65, 9.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.8, 11.82, 124.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.085, 43.367, 38.653)`
Decimal	`11252638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Gargoyle, 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 #ABB39E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB39E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	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 #ABB39E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb39e; }
.text { color: #abb39e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb39e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 179 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb39e, #a1b39e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

See #ABB39E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #ABB39E?: #ABB39E is a light, grayish yellow-green known as Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Gargoyle?: The RGB value is 171, 179, 158: 171 red, 179 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Gargoyle?: The complementary color is #A69EB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB39E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.