What color is #ABCABC?

#ABCABC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABCABC?

The RGB value is 171, 202, 188: 171 red, 202 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABCABC?

The complementary color is #CAABB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABCABC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABCABC color

#ABCABC rgb(171, 202, 188)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABCABC is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 79.2% green and 73.7% blue (171, 202, 188).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 23% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.91:1).

#ABCABC color codes

HEX	`#ABCABC`
RGB	`rgb(171, 202, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 79.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 23%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 15%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 7%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.77, -13.13, 3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.77, 13.59, 164.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.99, 54.529, 55.617)`
Decimal	`11258556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABCABC, 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 #ABCABC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABCABC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.91:1	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 #ABCABC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abcabc; }
.text { color: #abcabc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abcabc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 202 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abcabc, #abc8ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ABCABC?: #ABCABC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABCABC?: The RGB value is 171, 202, 188: 171 red, 202 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABCABC?: The complementary color is #CAABB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABCABC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.