What color is #ABCC46?

#ABCC46 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Tender Shoot. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABCC46?

The RGB value is 171, 204, 70: 171 red, 204 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABCC46?

The complementary color is #6746CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABCC46?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABCC46 color

#ABCC46 rgb(171, 204, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABCC46 is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 80% green and 27.5% blue (171, 204, 70).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 57% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Tender Shoot (#ACCB35), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#ABCC46 color codes

HEX	`#ABCC46`
RGB	`rgb(171, 204, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 80%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 57%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 66%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 66%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.45, -29.7, 60.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.45, 67.53, 116.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.493, 52.286, 13.805)`
Decimal	`11258950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABCC46, 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 #ABCC46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABCC46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	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 #ABCC46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abcc46; }
.text { color: #abcc46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abcc46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 204 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abcc46, #68cc46); }

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Questions

What color is #ABCC46?: #ABCC46 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Tender Shoot. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABCC46?: The RGB value is 171, 204, 70: 171 red, 204 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABCC46?: The complementary color is #6746CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABCC46?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.