What color is #ABB09A?

#ABB09A is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABB09A?

The RGB value is 171, 176, 154: 171 red, 176 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB09A?

The complementary color is #9F9AB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB09A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB09A color

#ABB09A rgb(171, 176, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABB09A is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 69% green and 60.4% blue (171, 176, 154).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 12% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#ABB09A color codes

HEX	`#ABB09A`
RGB	`rgb(171, 176, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 69%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 12%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 13%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 13%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.9, -5.74, 10.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.9, 12.12, 118.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.152, 42.042, 36.671)`
Decimal	`11251866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB09A, 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 #ABB09A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB09A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	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 #ABB09A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb09a; }
.text { color: #abb09a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb09a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 176 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb09a, #a0b09a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ABB09A?: #ABB09A is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABB09A?: The RGB value is 171, 176, 154: 171 red, 176 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB09A?: The complementary color is #9F9AB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB09A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.