What color is #ABB49C?

#ABB49C 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 #ABB49C?

The RGB value is 171, 180, 156: 171 red, 180 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB49C?

The complementary color is #A59CB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB49C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB49C color

#ABB49C rgb(171, 180, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABB49C is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 70.6% green and 61.2% blue (171, 180, 156).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 14% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#ABB49C color codes

HEX	`#ABB49C`
RGB	`rgb(171, 180, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 70.6%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 14%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 13%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 13%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.03, -7.52, 11.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.03, 13.48, 123.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.116, 43.701, 37.82)`
Decimal	`11252892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB49C, 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 #ABB49C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB49C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	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 #ABB49C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb49c; }
.text { color: #abb49c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb49c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 180 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb49c, #9fb49c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #ABB49C?: #ABB49C 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 #ABB49C?: The RGB value is 171, 180, 156: 171 red, 180 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB49C?: The complementary color is #A59CB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB49C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.