What color is #ABC4BB?

#ABC4BB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABC4BB?

The RGB value is 171, 196, 187: 171 red, 196 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABC4BB?

The complementary color is #C4ABB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABC4BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABC4BB color

#ABC4BB rgb(171, 196, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ABC4BB is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 76.9% green and 73.3% blue (171, 196, 187).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 17% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.35:1).

#ABC4BB color codes

HEX	`#ABC4BB`
RGB	`rgb(171, 196, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 76.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 17%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 13%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 5%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.12, -10.22, 1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.12, 10.35, 170.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.502, 51.725, 54.591)`
Decimal	`11257019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABC4BB, 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 #ABC4BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABC4BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.35:1	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 #ABC4BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abc4bb; }
.text { color: #abc4bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abc4bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 196 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abc4bb, #abc1c4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ABC4BB?: #ABC4BB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABC4BB?: The RGB value is 171, 196, 187: 171 red, 196 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABC4BB?: The complementary color is #C4ABB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABC4BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.