What color is #ABC4B1?

#ABC4B1 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 #ABC4B1?

The RGB value is 171, 196, 177: 171 red, 196 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABC4B1?

The complementary color is #C4ABBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABC4B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABC4B1 color

#ABC4B1 rgb(171, 196, 177)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABC4B1 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 76.9% green and 69.4% blue (171, 196, 177).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 17% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#ABC4B1 color codes

HEX	`#ABC4B1`
RGB	`rgb(171, 196, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 76.9%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 17%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 13%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 10%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.87, -12.13, 6.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.87, 13.86, 151.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.469, 51.311, 49.148)`
Decimal	`11257009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABC4B1, 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 #ABC4B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABC4B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	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 #ABC4B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abc4b1; }
.text { color: #abc4b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abc4b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 196 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abc4b1, #abc4bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ABC4B1?: #ABC4B1 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 #ABC4B1?: The RGB value is 171, 196, 177: 171 red, 196 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABC4B1?: The complementary color is #C4ABBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABC4B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.