What color is #ABC7A8?

#ABC7A8 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 #ABC7A8?

The RGB value is 171, 199, 168: 171 red, 199 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABC7A8?

The complementary color is #C4A8C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABC7A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABC7A8 color

#ABC7A8 rgb(171, 199, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABC7A8 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 78% green and 65.9% blue (171, 199, 168).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 22% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.47:1).

#ABC7A8 color codes

HEX	`#ABC7A8`
RGB	`rgb(171, 199, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 78%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 22%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 16%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 16%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.48, -15.3, 12.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.48, 19.7, 140.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.284, 52.331, 44.806)`
Decimal	`11257768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABC7A8, 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 #ABC7A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABC7A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.47:1	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 #ABC7A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abc7a8; }
.text { color: #abc7a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abc7a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 199 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abc7a8, #a8c7b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #ABC7A8?: #ABC7A8 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 #ABC7A8?: The RGB value is 171, 199, 168: 171 red, 199 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABC7A8?: The complementary color is #C4A8C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABC7A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.