What color is #ABC291?

#ABC291 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABC291?

The RGB value is 171, 194, 145: 171 red, 194 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABC291?

The complementary color is #A891C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABC291?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABC291 color

#ABC291 rgb(171, 194, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABC291 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 76.1% green and 56.9% blue (171, 194, 145).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 29% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.86:1).

#ABC291 color codes

HEX	`#ABC291`
RGB	`rgb(171, 194, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 76.1%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 29%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 25%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 25%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.63, -16.56, 22.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.63, 27.64, 126.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.196, 49.286, 34.125)`
Decimal	`11256465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABC291, 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 #ABC291	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABC291 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.86:1	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 #ABC291 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abc291; }
.text { color: #abc291; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abc291; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 194 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abc291, #93c291); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #ABC291?: #ABC291 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABC291?: The RGB value is 171, 194, 145: 171 red, 194 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABC291?: The complementary color is #A891C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABC291?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.