What color is #ABBC85?

#ABBC85 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABBC85?

The RGB value is 171, 188, 133: 171 red, 188 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABBC85?

The complementary color is #9685BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABBC85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABBC85 color

#ABBC85 rgb(171, 188, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABBC85 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 73.7% green and 52.2% blue (171, 188, 133).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 29% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#ABBC85 color codes

HEX	`#ABBC85`
RGB	`rgb(171, 188, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 73.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 29%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 29%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 29%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.75, -15.28, 25.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.75, 30.12, 120.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.011, 46.318, 29.071)`
Decimal	`11254917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABBC85, 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 #ABBC85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABBC85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	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 #ABBC85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abbc85; }
.text { color: #abbc85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abbc85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 188 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abbc85, #8fbc85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #ABBC85?: #ABBC85 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABBC85?: The RGB value is 171, 188, 133: 171 red, 188 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABBC85?: The complementary color is #9685BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABBC85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.