What color is #ABB8A0?

#ABB8A0 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 #ABB8A0?

The RGB value is 171, 184, 160: 171 red, 184 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB8A0?

The complementary color is #ADA0B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB8A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB8A0 color

#ABB8A0 rgb(171, 184, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABB8A0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 72.2% green and 62.7% blue (171, 184, 160).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 14% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Salvia (#A8B59E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

#ABB8A0 color codes

HEX	`#ABB8A0`
RGB	`rgb(171, 184, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 72.2%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 14%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 13%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 13%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.2, -8.94, 10.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.2, 13.92, 129.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.279, 45.477, 39.907)`
Decimal	`11253920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB8A0, 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 #ABB8A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB8A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	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 #ABB8A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb8a0; }
.text { color: #abb8a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb8a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 184 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb8a0, #a0b8a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #ABB8A0?: #ABB8A0 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 #ABB8A0?: The RGB value is 171, 184, 160: 171 red, 184 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB8A0?: The complementary color is #ADA0B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB8A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.