What color is #ABB099?

#ABB099 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABB099?

The RGB value is 171, 176, 153: 171 red, 176 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB099?

The complementary color is #9E99B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB099?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB099 color

#ABB099 rgb(171, 176, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABB099 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 69% green and 60% blue (171, 176, 153).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 13% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#ABB099 color codes

HEX	`#ABB099`
RGB	`rgb(171, 176, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 69%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 13%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 13%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 13%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.88, -5.9, 11.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.88, 12.65, 117.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.069, 42.009, 36.234)`
Decimal	`11251865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB099, 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 #ABB099	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB099 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	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 #ABB099 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb099; }
.text { color: #abb099; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb099; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 176 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb099, #9fb099); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #ABB099?: #ABB099 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABB099?: The RGB value is 171, 176, 153: 171 red, 176 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB099?: The complementary color is #9E99B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB099?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.