What color is #ABBCA9?

#ABBCA9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABBCA9?

The RGB value is 171, 188, 169: 171 red, 188 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABBCA9?

The complementary color is #BAA9BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABBCA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABBCA9 color

#ABBCA9 rgb(171, 188, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABBCA9 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 73.7% green and 66.3% blue (171, 188, 169).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 12% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#ABBCA9 color codes

HEX	`#ABBCA9`
RGB	`rgb(171, 188, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 73.7%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 12%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 10%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.5, -9.44, 7.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.5, 12.14, 141.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.938, 47.489, 44.485)`
Decimal	`11254953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABBCA9, 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 #ABBCA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABBCA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	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 #ABBCA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abbca9; }
.text { color: #abbca9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abbca9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 188 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abbca9, #a9bcb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ABBCA9?: #ABBCA9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABBCA9?: The RGB value is 171, 188, 169: 171 red, 188 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABBCA9?: The complementary color is #BAA9BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABBCA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.