What color is #ABCD65?

#ABCD65 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Juicy Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABCD65?

The RGB value is 171, 205, 101: 171 red, 205 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABCD65?

The complementary color is #8765CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABCD65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABCD65 color

#ABCD65 rgb(171, 205, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABCD65 is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 80.4% green and 39.6% blue (171, 205, 101).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 51% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Juicy Lime (#B1CF5D), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.65:1).

#ABCD65 color codes

HEX	`#ABCD65`
RGB	`rgb(171, 205, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 80.4%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 51%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 51%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 51%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.03, -27.58, 47.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.03, 55.03, 120.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.975, 53.26, 20.431)`
Decimal	`11259237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABCD65, 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 #ABCD65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABCD65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.65:1	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 #ABCD65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abcd65; }
.text { color: #abcd65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abcd65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 205 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abcd65, #77cd65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #ABCD65?: #ABCD65 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Juicy Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABCD65?: The RGB value is 171, 205, 101: 171 red, 205 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABCD65?: The complementary color is #8765CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABCD65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.