What color is #ABAF97?

#ABAF97 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABAF97?

The RGB value is 171, 175, 151: 171 red, 175 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABAF97?

The complementary color is #9B97AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABAF97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABAF97 color

#ABAF97 rgb(171, 175, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABAF97 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 68.6% green and 59.2% blue (171, 175, 151).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 13% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#ABAF97 color codes

HEX	`#ABAF97`
RGB	`rgb(171, 175, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 68.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 13%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 14%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.56, -5.71, 11.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.56, 13.14, 115.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.71, 41.552, 35.306)`
Decimal	`11251607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABAF97, 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 #ABAF97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABAF97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	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 #ABAF97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abaf97; }
.text { color: #abaf97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abaf97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 175 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abaf97, #9faf97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #ABAF97?: #ABAF97 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABAF97?: The RGB value is 171, 175, 151: 171 red, 175 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABAF97?: The complementary color is #9B97AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABAF97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.