What color is #ABB99F?

#ABB99F 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 #ABB99F?

The RGB value is 171, 185, 159: 171 red, 185 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABB99F?

The complementary color is #AD9FB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABB99F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABB99F color

#ABB99F rgb(171, 185, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABB99F is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 72.5% green and 62.4% blue (171, 185, 159).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 16% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Salvia (#A8B59E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#ABB99F color codes

HEX	`#ABB99F`
RGB	`rgb(171, 185, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 72.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 16%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 14%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 14%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.45, -9.64, 11.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.45, 15.06, 129.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.401, 45.859, 39.517)`
Decimal	`11254175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABB99F, 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 #ABB99F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABB99F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	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 #ABB99F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abb99f; }
.text { color: #abb99f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abb99f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 185 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abb99f, #9fb9a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #ABB99F?: #ABB99F 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 #ABB99F?: The RGB value is 171, 185, 159: 171 red, 185 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABB99F?: The complementary color is #AD9FB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABB99F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.