What color is #ABB580?

#ABB580 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABB580?

The RGB value is 171, 181, 128: 171 red, 181 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB580?

The complementary color is #8A80B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB580?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB580 color

#ABB580 rgb(171, 181, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABB580 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 71% green and 50.2% blue (171, 181, 128).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 26% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#ABB580 color codes

HEX	`#ABB580`
RGB	`rgb(171, 181, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 71%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 26%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 29%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 29%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.73, -12.38, 25.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.73, 28.72, 115.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.215, 43.264, 26.808)`
Decimal	`11253120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB580, 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 #ABB580	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB580 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	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 #ABB580 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb580; }
.text { color: #abb580; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb580; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 181 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb580, #91b580); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #ABB580?: #ABB580 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABB580?: The RGB value is 171, 181, 128: 171 red, 181 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB580?: The complementary color is #8A80B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB580?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.