What color is #ABDE9C?

#ABDE9C is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Grape Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABDE9C?

The RGB value is 171, 222, 156: 171 red, 222 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABDE9C?

The complementary color is #CF9CDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABDE9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABDE9C color

#ABDE9C rgb(171, 222, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABDE9C is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 87.1% green and 61.2% blue (171, 222, 156).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 50% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Grape Green (#A8E4A0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.66:1).

#ABDE9C color codes

HEX	`#ABDE9C`
RGB	`rgb(171, 222, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 87.1%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 50%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 30%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 30%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.6, -28.62, 27.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.6, 39.48, 136.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.915, 63.299, 41.087)`
Decimal	`11263644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABDE9C, 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 #ABDE9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABDE9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.66:1	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 #ABDE9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abde9c; }
.text { color: #abde9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abde9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 222 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abde9c, #9cdeae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #ABDE9C?: #ABDE9C is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Grape Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABDE9C?: The RGB value is 171, 222, 156: 171 red, 222 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABDE9C?: The complementary color is #CF9CDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABDE9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.