What color is #ABC3A6?

#ABC3A6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABC3A6?

The RGB value is 171, 195, 166: 171 red, 195 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABC3A6?

The complementary color is #BEA6C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABC3A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABC3A6 color

#ABC3A6 rgb(171, 195, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABC3A6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 76.5% green and 65.1% blue (171, 195, 166).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 19% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#ABC3A6 color codes

HEX	`#ABC3A6`
RGB	`rgb(171, 195, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 76.5%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 19%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 15%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 15%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.34, -13.61, 11.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.34, 18.06, 138.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.191, 50.441, 43.53)`
Decimal	`11256742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABC3A6, 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 #ABC3A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABC3A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	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 #ABC3A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abc3a6; }
.text { color: #abc3a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abc3a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 195 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abc3a6, #a6c3b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #ABC3A6?: #ABC3A6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABC3A6?: The RGB value is 171, 195, 166: 171 red, 195 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABC3A6?: The complementary color is #BEA6C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABC3A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.