What color is #ABC4AE?

#ABC4AE 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 #ABC4AE?

The RGB value is 171, 196, 174: 171 red, 196 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABC4AE?

The complementary color is #C4ABC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABC4AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABC4AE color

#ABC4AE rgb(171, 196, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABC4AE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 76.9% green and 68.2% blue (171, 196, 174).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 17% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.24:1).

#ABC4AE color codes

HEX	`#ABC4AE`
RGB	`rgb(171, 196, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 76.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 17%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 13%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 11%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.8, -12.69, 8.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.8, 15.11, 147.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.173, 51.193, 47.59)`
Decimal	`11257006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABC4AE, 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 #ABC4AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABC4AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.24:1	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 #ABC4AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abc4ae; }
.text { color: #abc4ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abc4ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 196 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abc4ae, #abc4bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ABC4AE?: #ABC4AE 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 #ABC4AE?: The RGB value is 171, 196, 174: 171 red, 196 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABC4AE?: The complementary color is #C4ABC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABC4AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.