What color is #ABB78B?

#ABB78B is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABB78B?

The RGB value is 171, 183, 139: 171 red, 183 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB78B?

The complementary color is #978BB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB78B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB78B color

#ABB78B rgb(171, 183, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABB78B is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 71.8% green and 54.5% blue (171, 183, 139).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 23% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#ABB78B color codes

HEX	`#ABB78B`
RGB	`rgb(171, 183, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 71.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 23%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 24%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 24%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.49, -11.82, 21.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.49, 24.13, 119.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.388, 44.389, 30.967)`
Decimal	`11253643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB78B, 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 #ABB78B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB78B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	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 #ABB78B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb78b; }
.text { color: #abb78b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb78b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 183 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb78b, #95b78b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ABB78B?: #ABB78B is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABB78B?: The RGB value is 171, 183, 139: 171 red, 183 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB78B?: The complementary color is #978BB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB78B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.