What color is #ABC4A5?

#ABC4A5 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 #ABC4A5?

The RGB value is 171, 196, 165: 171 red, 196 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABC4A5?

The complementary color is #BEA5C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABC4A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABC4A5 color

#ABC4A5 rgb(171, 196, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABC4A5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 76.9% green and 64.7% blue (171, 196, 165).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 21% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#ABC4A5 color codes

HEX	`#ABC4A5`
RGB	`rgb(171, 196, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 76.9%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 21%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 16%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 16%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.59, -14.3, 12.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.59, 19.16, 138.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.325, 50.854, 43.123)`
Decimal	`11256997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABC4A5, 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 #ABC4A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABC4A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	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 #ABC4A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abc4a5; }
.text { color: #abc4a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abc4a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 196 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abc4a5, #a5c4af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #ABC4A5?: #ABC4A5 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 #ABC4A5?: The RGB value is 171, 196, 165: 171 red, 196 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABC4A5?: The complementary color is #BEA5C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABC4A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.