What color is #ABBCA6?

#ABBCA6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABBCA6?

The RGB value is 171, 188, 166: 171 red, 188 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABBCA6?

The complementary color is #B7A6BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABBCA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABBCA6 color

#ABBCA6 rgb(171, 188, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABBCA6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 73.7% green and 65.1% blue (171, 188, 166).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 14% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.48:1).

#ABBCA6 color codes

HEX	`#ABBCA6`
RGB	`rgb(171, 188, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 73.7%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 14%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 12%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 12%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.43, -9.98, 9.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.43, 13.55, 137.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.659, 47.377, 43.019)`
Decimal	`11254950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABBCA6, 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 #ABBCA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABBCA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.48:1	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 #ABBCA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abbca6; }
.text { color: #abbca6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abbca6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 188 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abbca6, #a6bcac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ABBCA6?: #ABBCA6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABBCA6?: The RGB value is 171, 188, 166: 171 red, 188 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABBCA6?: The complementary color is #B7A6BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABBCA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.