What color is #ABD6AC?

#ABD6AC is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABD6AC?

The RGB value is 171, 214, 172: 171 red, 214 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABD6AC?

The complementary color is #D6ABD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABD6AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABD6AC color

#ABD6AC rgb(171, 214, 172)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABD6AC is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 83.9% green and 67.5% blue (171, 214, 172).

Its hue angle is 121°, with 34% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Big Spender (#ACDDAF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.95:1).

#ABD6AC color codes

HEX	`#ABD6AC`
RGB	`rgb(171, 214, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 83.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(121, 34%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(121, 20%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 20%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.69, -22.12, 16.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.69, 27.42, 143.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.286, 59.728, 48.006)`
Decimal	`11261612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABD6AC, 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 #ABD6AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABD6AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.95:1	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 #ABD6AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abd6ac; }
.text { color: #abd6ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abd6ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 214 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abd6ac, #abd6c2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ABD6AC?: #ABD6AC is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABD6AC?: The RGB value is 171, 214, 172: 171 red, 214 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABD6AC?: The complementary color is #D6ABD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABD6AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.