What color is #ABB791?

#ABB791 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 #ABB791?

The RGB value is 171, 183, 145: 171 red, 183 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB791?

The complementary color is #9D91B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB791?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB791 color

#ABB791 rgb(171, 183, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABB791 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 71.8% green and 56.9% blue (171, 183, 145).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 21% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#ABB791 color codes

HEX	`#ABB791`
RGB	`rgb(171, 183, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 71.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 21%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 21%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 21%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.61, -10.9, 17.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.61, 21.02, 121.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.838, 44.569, 33.339)`
Decimal	`11253649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB791, 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 #ABB791	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB791 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	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 #ABB791 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb791; }
.text { color: #abb791; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb791; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 183 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb791, #98b791); }

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Questions

What color is #ABB791?: #ABB791 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 #ABB791?: The RGB value is 171, 183, 145: 171 red, 183 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB791?: The complementary color is #9D91B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB791?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.