What color is #ABB89E?

#ABB89E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABB89E?

The RGB value is 171, 184, 158: 171 red, 184 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB89E?

The complementary color is #AB9EB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB89E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB89E color

#ABB89E rgb(171, 184, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABB89E is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 72.2% green and 62% blue (171, 184, 158).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 15% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Salvia (#A8B59E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.08:1).

#ABB89E color codes

HEX	`#ABB89E`
RGB	`rgb(171, 184, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 72.2%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 15%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 14%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 14%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.16, -9.28, 11.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.16, 14.93, 128.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.106, 45.407, 38.993)`
Decimal	`11253918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB89E, 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 #ABB89E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB89E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.08:1	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 #ABB89E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb89e; }
.text { color: #abb89e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb89e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 184 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb89e, #9eb89e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #ABB89E?: #ABB89E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABB89E?: The RGB value is 171, 184, 158: 171 red, 184 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB89E?: The complementary color is #AB9EB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB89E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.