What color is #ABC88D?

#ABC88D is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABC88D?

The RGB value is 171, 200, 141: 171 red, 200 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABC88D?

The complementary color is #AA8DC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABC88D?

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.

#ABC88D color

#ABC88D rgb(171, 200, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABC88D is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 78.4% green and 55.3% blue (171, 200, 141).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 35% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#ABC88D color codes

HEX	`#ABC88D`
RGB	`rgb(171, 200, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 78.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 35%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 29%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 29%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.21, -20.18, 26.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.21, 33.22, 127.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.256, 51.889, 32.984)`
Decimal	`11257997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABC88D, 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 #ABC88D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABC88D 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 #ABC88D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abc88d; }
.text { color: #abc88d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abc88d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 200 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abc88d, #8ec88d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #ABC88D?: #ABC88D is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABC88D?: The RGB value is 171, 200, 141: 171 red, 200 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABC88D?: The complementary color is #AA8DC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABC88D?: 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.