What color is #ABD0BA?

#ABD0BA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABD0BA?

The RGB value is 171, 208, 186: 171 red, 208 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABD0BA?

The complementary color is #D0ABC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABD0BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABD0BA color

#ABD0BA rgb(171, 208, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABD0BA is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 81.6% green and 72.9% blue (171, 208, 186).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 28% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#ABD0BA color codes

HEX	`#ABD0BA`
RGB	`rgb(171, 208, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 81.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 28%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 18%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 11%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.36, -16.57, 6.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.36, 17.94, 157.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.211, 57.314, 54.967)`
Decimal	`11260090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABD0BA, 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 #ABD0BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABD0BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	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 #ABD0BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abd0ba; }
.text { color: #abd0ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abd0ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 208 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abd0ba, #abd0cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #ABD0BA?: #ABD0BA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABD0BA?: The RGB value is 171, 208, 186: 171 red, 208 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABD0BA?: The complementary color is #D0ABC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABD0BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.