What color is #ABC5AD?

#ABC5AD 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 #ABC5AD?

The RGB value is 171, 197, 173: 171 red, 197 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABC5AD?

The complementary color is #C5ABC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABC5AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABC5AD color

#ABC5AD rgb(171, 197, 173)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABC5AD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 77.3% green and 67.8% blue (171, 197, 173).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 18% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.32:1).

#ABC5AD color codes

HEX	`#ABC5AD`
RGB	`rgb(171, 197, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 77.3%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 18%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 13%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 12%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.05, -13.38, 9.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.05, 16.19, 145.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.302, 51.607, 47.154)`
Decimal	`11257261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABC5AD, 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 #ABC5AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABC5AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.32:1	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 #ABC5AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abc5ad; }
.text { color: #abc5ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abc5ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 197 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abc5ad, #abc5ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ABC5AD?: #ABC5AD 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 #ABC5AD?: The RGB value is 171, 197, 173: 171 red, 197 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABC5AD?: The complementary color is #C5ABC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABC5AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.