What color is #ABC79C?

#ABC79C 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 #ABC79C?

The RGB value is 171, 199, 156: 171 red, 199 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABC79C?

The complementary color is #B89CC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABC79C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABC79C color

#ABC79C rgb(171, 199, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABC79C is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 78% green and 61.2% blue (171, 199, 156).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 28% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.38:1).

#ABC79C color codes

HEX	`#ABC79C`
RGB	`rgb(171, 199, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 78%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 28%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 22%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 22%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.22, -17.34, 18.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.22, 25.33, 133.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.218, 51.904, 39.188)`
Decimal	`11257756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABC79C, 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 #ABC79C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABC79C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.38:1	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 #ABC79C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abc79c; }
.text { color: #abc79c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abc79c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 199 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abc79c, #9cc7a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #ABC79C?: #ABC79C 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 #ABC79C?: The RGB value is 171, 199, 156: 171 red, 199 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABC79C?: The complementary color is #B89CC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABC79C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.