What color is #ABC8AD?

#ABC8AD 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 #ABC8AD?

The RGB value is 171, 200, 173: 171 red, 200 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABC8AD?

The complementary color is #C8ABC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABC8AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABC8AD color

#ABC8AD rgb(171, 200, 173)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABC8AD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 78.4% green and 67.8% blue (171, 200, 173).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 21% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.6:1).

#ABC8AD color codes

HEX	`#ABC8AD`
RGB	`rgb(171, 200, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 78.4%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 21%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 15%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 13%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.86, -14.92, 10.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.86, 18.12, 145.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.99, 52.983, 47.383)`
Decimal	`11258029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABC8AD, 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 #ABC8AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABC8AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	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 #ABC8AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abc8ad; }
.text { color: #abc8ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abc8ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 200 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abc8ad, #abc8bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #ABC8AD?: #ABC8AD 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 #ABC8AD?: The RGB value is 171, 200, 173: 171 red, 200 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABC8AD?: The complementary color is #C8ABC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABC8AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.