What color is #ABD3AB?

#ABD3AB 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 #ABD3AB?

The RGB value is 171, 211, 171: 171 red, 211 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABD3AB?

The complementary color is #D3ABD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABD3AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABD3AB color

#ABD3AB rgb(171, 211, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABD3AB is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 82.7% green and 67.1% blue (171, 211, 171).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 31% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.64:1).

#ABD3AB color codes

HEX	`#ABD3AB`
RGB	`rgb(171, 211, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 82.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 31%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 19%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 19%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.84, -20.81, 15.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.84, 25.98, 143.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.438, 58.186, 47.252)`
Decimal	`11260843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABD3AB, 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 #ABD3AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABD3AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.64:1	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 #ABD3AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abd3ab; }
.text { color: #abd3ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abd3ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 211 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abd3ab, #abd3bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ABD3AB?: #ABD3AB 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 #ABD3AB?: The RGB value is 171, 211, 171: 171 red, 211 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABD3AB?: The complementary color is #D3ABD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABD3AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.