What color is #ABCCAE?

#ABCCAE 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 #ABCCAE?

The RGB value is 171, 204, 174: 171 red, 204 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABCCAE?

The complementary color is #CCABC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABCCAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABCCAE color

#ABCCAE rgb(171, 204, 174)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 80% green and 68.2% blue (171, 204, 174).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 24% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.98:1).

#ABCCAE color codes

HEX	`#ABCCAE`
RGB	`rgb(171, 204, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 80%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 24%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 15%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.98, -16.77, 11.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.98, 20.24, 145.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.026, 54.899, 48.208)`
Decimal	`11259054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABCCAE, 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 #ABCCAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABCCAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.98:1	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 #ABCCAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abccae; }
.text { color: #abccae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abccae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 204 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abccae, #abccbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #ABCCAE?: #ABCCAE 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 #ABCCAE?: The RGB value is 171, 204, 174: 171 red, 204 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABCCAE?: The complementary color is #CCABC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABCCAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.