What color is #ABDEBB?

#ABDEBB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABDEBB?

The RGB value is 171, 222, 187: 171 red, 222 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABDEBB?

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

Is black or white text better on #ABDEBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABDEBB color

#ABDEBB rgb(171, 222, 187)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 87.1% green and 73.3% blue (171, 222, 187).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 44% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Glaucous Green (#B3E8C2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.9:1).

#ABDEBB color codes

HEX	`#ABDEBB`
RGB	`rgb(171, 222, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 87.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 44%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 23%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 16%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.22, -23.34, 11.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.22, 26.19, 153.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.883, 64.487, 56.718)`
Decimal	`11263675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABDEBB, 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 #ABDEBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABDEBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.9:1	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 #ABDEBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abdebb; }
.text { color: #abdebb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abdebb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 222 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abdebb, #abded4); }

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Questions

What color is #ABDEBB?: #ABDEBB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABDEBB?: The RGB value is 171, 222, 187: 171 red, 222 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABDEBB?: The complementary color is #DEABCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABDEBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.