What color is #ABBD9E?

#ABBD9E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABBD9E?

The RGB value is 171, 189, 158: 171 red, 189 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABBD9E?

The complementary color is #B09EBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABBD9E?

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.

#ABBD9E color

#ABBD9E rgb(171, 189, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABBD9E is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 74.1% green and 62% blue (171, 189, 158).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 19% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#ABBD9E color codes

HEX	`#ABBD9E`
RGB	`rgb(171, 189, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 74.1%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 19%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 16%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 16%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.52, -11.89, 13.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.52, 18.08, 131.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.163, 47.521, 39.345)`
Decimal	`11255198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABBD9E, 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 #ABBD9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABBD9E 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 #ABBD9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abbd9e; }
.text { color: #abbd9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abbd9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 189 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abbd9e, #9ebda1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ABBD9E?: #ABBD9E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABBD9E?: The RGB value is 171, 189, 158: 171 red, 189 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABBD9E?: The complementary color is #B09EBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABBD9E?: 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.