What color is #ABCDAD?

#ABCDAD is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABCDAD?

The RGB value is 171, 205, 173: 171 red, 205 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABCDAD?

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

Is black or white text better on #ABCDAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABCDAD color

#ABCDAD rgb(171, 205, 173)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 80.4% green and 67.8% blue (171, 205, 173).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 25% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.07:1).

#ABCDAD color codes

HEX	`#ABCDAD`
RGB	`rgb(171, 205, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 80.4%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 25%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 16%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.23, -17.46, 12.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.23, 21.31, 145.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.167, 55.337, 47.776)`
Decimal	`11259309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABCDAD, 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 #ABCDAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABCDAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.07:1	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 #ABCDAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abcdad; }
.text { color: #abcdad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abcdad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 205 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abcdad, #abcdbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #ABCDAD?: #ABCDAD is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABCDAD?: The RGB value is 171, 205, 173: 171 red, 205 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABCDAD?: The complementary color is #CDABCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABCDAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.