What color is #ABB98F?

#ABB98F 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 #ABB98F?

The RGB value is 171, 185, 143: 171 red, 185 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB98F?

The complementary color is #9D8FB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB98F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB98F color

#ABB98F rgb(171, 185, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABB98F is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 72.5% green and 56.1% blue (171, 185, 143).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 23% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#ABB98F color codes

HEX	`#ABB98F`
RGB	`rgb(171, 185, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 72.5%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 23%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 23%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 23%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.11, -12.25, 19.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.11, 23.24, 121.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.101, 45.339, 32.673)`
Decimal	`11254159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB98F, 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 #ABB98F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB98F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	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 #ABB98F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb98f; }
.text { color: #abb98f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb98f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 185 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb98f, #96b98f); }

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Questions

What color is #ABB98F?: #ABB98F 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 #ABB98F?: The RGB value is 171, 185, 143: 171 red, 185 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB98F?: The complementary color is #9D8FB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB98F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.