What color is #ABB39C?

#ABB39C 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 #ABB39C?

The RGB value is 171, 179, 156: 171 red, 179 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB39C?

The complementary color is #A49CB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB39C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB39C color

#ABB39C rgb(171, 179, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABB39C is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 70.2% green and 61.2% blue (171, 179, 156).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 13% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#ABB39C color codes

HEX	`#ABB39C`
RGB	`rgb(171, 179, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 70.2%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 13%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 13%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 13%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.76, -6.99, 10.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.76, 12.86, 122.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.915, 43.298, 37.753)`
Decimal	`11252636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB39C, 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 #ABB39C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB39C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	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 #ABB39C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb39c; }
.text { color: #abb39c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb39c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 179 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb39c, #a0b39c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ABB39C?: #ABB39C 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 #ABB39C?: The RGB value is 171, 179, 156: 171 red, 179 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB39C?: The complementary color is #A49CB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB39C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.