What color is #ABD1B1?

#ABD1B1 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 #ABD1B1?

The RGB value is 171, 209, 177: 171 red, 209 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABD1B1?

The complementary color is #D1ABCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABD1B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABD1B1 color

#ABD1B1 rgb(171, 209, 177)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABD1B1 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 82% green and 69.4% blue (171, 209, 177).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 29% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.49:1).

#ABD1B1 color codes

HEX	`#ABD1B1`
RGB	`rgb(171, 209, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 82%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 29%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 18%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 15%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.42, -18.75, 11.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.42, 22.14, 147.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.529, 57.432, 50.168)`
Decimal	`11260337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABD1B1, 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 #ABD1B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABD1B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.49:1	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 #ABD1B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abd1b1; }
.text { color: #abd1b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abd1b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 209 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abd1b1, #abd1c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #ABD1B1?: #ABD1B1 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 #ABD1B1?: The RGB value is 171, 209, 177: 171 red, 209 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABD1B1?: The complementary color is #D1ABCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABD1B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.