What color is #ABBEA1?

#ABBEA1 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 #ABBEA1?

The RGB value is 171, 190, 161: 171 red, 190 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABBEA1?

The complementary color is #B4A1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABBEA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABBEA1 color

#ABBEA1 rgb(171, 190, 161)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABBEA1 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 74.5% green and 63.1% blue (171, 190, 161).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 18% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% 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 10.61:1).

#ABBEA1 color codes

HEX	`#ABBEA1`
RGB	`rgb(171, 190, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 74.5%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 18%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 15%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 15%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.86, -11.9, 12.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.86, 17.24, 133.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.64, 48.058, 40.794)`
Decimal	`11255457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABBEA1, 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 #ABBEA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABBEA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	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 #ABBEA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abbea1; }
.text { color: #abbea1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abbea1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 190 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abbea1, #a1bea6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #ABBEA1?: #ABBEA1 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 #ABBEA1?: The RGB value is 171, 190, 161: 171 red, 190 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABBEA1?: The complementary color is #B4A1BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABBEA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.