What color is #ABCB99?

#ABCB99 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 #ABCB99?

The RGB value is 171, 203, 153: 171 red, 203 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABCB99?

The complementary color is #B999CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABCB99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABCB99 color

#ABCB99 rgb(171, 203, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABCB99 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 79.6% green and 60% blue (171, 203, 153).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 32% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.73:1).

#ABCB99 color codes

HEX	`#ABCB99`
RGB	`rgb(171, 203, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 79.6%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 32%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 25%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 25%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.27, -19.84, 21.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.27, 29.25, 132.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.899, 53.669, 38.177)`
Decimal	`11258777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABCB99, 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 #ABCB99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABCB99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.73:1	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 #ABCB99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abcb99; }
.text { color: #abcb99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abcb99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 203 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abcb99, #99cba0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #ABCB99?: #ABCB99 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 #ABCB99?: The RGB value is 171, 203, 153: 171 red, 203 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABCB99?: The complementary color is #B999CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABCB99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.