What color is #ABC09A?

#ABC09A is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABC09A?

The RGB value is 171, 192, 154: 171 red, 192 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABC09A?

The complementary color is #AF9AC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABC09A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABC09A color

#ABC09A rgb(171, 192, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABC09A is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 75.3% green and 60.4% blue (171, 192, 154).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 23% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#ABC09A color codes

HEX	`#ABC09A`
RGB	`rgb(171, 192, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 75.3%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 23%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 20%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.26, -14.11, 16.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.26, 21.94, 130.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.476, 48.69, 37.779)`
Decimal	`11255962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABC09A, 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 #ABC09A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABC09A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	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 #ABC09A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abc09a; }
.text { color: #abc09a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abc09a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 192 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abc09a, #9ac09c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ABC09A?: #ABC09A is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABC09A?: The RGB value is 171, 192, 154: 171 red, 192 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABC09A?: The complementary color is #AF9AC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABC09A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.