What color is #ABD5B5?

#ABD5B5 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 #ABD5B5?

The RGB value is 171, 213, 181: 171 red, 213 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABD5B5?

The complementary color is #D5ABCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABD5B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABD5B5 color

#ABD5B5 rgb(171, 213, 181)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABD5B5 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 83.5% green and 71% blue (171, 213, 181).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 33% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.92:1).

#ABD5B5 color codes

HEX	`#ABD5B5`
RGB	`rgb(171, 213, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 83.5%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 33%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 20%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 15%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.61, -20.01, 11.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.61, 23, 150.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.927, 59.581, 52.63)`
Decimal	`11261365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABD5B5, 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 #ABD5B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABD5B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.92:1	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 #ABD5B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abd5b5; }
.text { color: #abd5b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abd5b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 213 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abd5b5, #abd5ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #ABD5B5?: #ABD5B5 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 #ABD5B5?: The RGB value is 171, 213, 181: 171 red, 213 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABD5B5?: The complementary color is #D5ABCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABD5B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.