What color is #ABC697?

#ABC697 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABC697?

The RGB value is 171, 198, 151: 171 red, 198 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABC697?

The complementary color is #B297C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABC697?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABC697 color

#ABC697 rgb(171, 198, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABC697 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 77.6% green and 59.2% blue (171, 198, 151).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 29% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#ABC697 color codes

HEX	`#ABC697`
RGB	`rgb(171, 198, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 77.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 29%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 24%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 24%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.85, -17.64, 20.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.85, 27.13, 130.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.574, 51.28, 36.927)`
Decimal	`11257495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABC697, 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 #ABC697	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABC697 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #ABC697 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abc697; }
.text { color: #abc697; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abc697; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 198 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abc697, #97c69b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #ABC697?: #ABC697 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABC697?: The RGB value is 171, 198, 151: 171 red, 198 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABC697?: The complementary color is #B297C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABC697?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.