What color is #ABB290?

#ABB290 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABB290?

The RGB value is 171, 178, 144: 171 red, 178 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB290?

The complementary color is #9790B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB290?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB290 color

#ABB290 rgb(171, 178, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABB290 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 69.8% green and 56.5% blue (171, 178, 144).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 18% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#ABB290 color codes

HEX	`#ABB290`
RGB	`rgb(171, 178, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 69.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 18%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 19%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 19%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.22, -8.43, 16.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.22, 18.61, 116.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.749, 42.512, 32.597)`
Decimal	`11252368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB290, 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 #ABB290	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB290 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #ABB290 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb290; }
.text { color: #abb290; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb290; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 178 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb290, #9ab290); }

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Questions

What color is #ABB290?: #ABB290 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABB290?: The RGB value is 171, 178, 144: 171 red, 178 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB290?: The complementary color is #9790B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB290?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.