What color is #ABB296?

#ABB296 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 #ABB296?

The RGB value is 171, 178, 150: 171 red, 178 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB296?

The complementary color is #9D96B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB296?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB296 color

#ABB296 rgb(171, 178, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABB296 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 69.8% green and 58.8% blue (171, 178, 150).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 15% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#ABB296 color codes

HEX	`#ABB296`
RGB	`rgb(171, 178, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 69.8%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 15%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 16%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 16%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.35, -7.47, 13.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.35, 15.43, 118.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.219, 42.701, 35.077)`
Decimal	`11252374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB296, 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 #ABB296	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB296 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	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 #ABB296 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb296; }
.text { color: #abb296; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb296; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 178 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb296, #9db296); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #ABB296?: #ABB296 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 #ABB296?: The RGB value is 171, 178, 150: 171 red, 178 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB296?: The complementary color is #9D96B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB296?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.