What color is #ABB49B?

#ABB49B is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABB49B?

The RGB value is 171, 180, 155: 171 red, 180 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB49B?

The complementary color is #A49BB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB49B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB49B color

#ABB49B rgb(171, 180, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABB49B is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 70.6% green and 60.8% blue (171, 180, 155).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 14% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#ABB49B color codes

HEX	`#ABB49B`
RGB	`rgb(171, 180, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 70.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 14%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 14%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 14%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.01, -7.69, 11.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.01, 14, 123.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.031, 43.667, 37.376)`
Decimal	`11252891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB49B, 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 #ABB49B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB49B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #ABB49B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb49b; }
.text { color: #abb49b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb49b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 180 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb49b, #9eb49b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #ABB49B?: #ABB49B is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABB49B?: The RGB value is 171, 180, 155: 171 red, 180 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB49B?: The complementary color is #A49BB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB49B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.