What color is #ABC49E?

#ABC49E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABC49E?

The RGB value is 171, 196, 158: 171 red, 196 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABC49E?

The complementary color is #B79EC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABC49E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABC49E color

#ABC49E rgb(171, 196, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABC49E is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 76.9% green and 62% blue (171, 196, 158).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 24% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#ABC49E color codes

HEX	`#ABC49E`
RGB	`rgb(171, 196, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 76.9%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 24%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 19%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 19%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.44, -15.49, 16.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.44, 22.49, 133.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.705, 50.606, 39.859)`
Decimal	`11256990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABC49E, 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 #ABC49E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABC49E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	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 #ABC49E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abc49e; }
.text { color: #abc49e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abc49e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 196 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abc49e, #9ec4a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #ABC49E?: #ABC49E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABC49E?: The RGB value is 171, 196, 158: 171 red, 196 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABC49E?: The complementary color is #B79EC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABC49E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.