What color is #ABDFBD?

#ABDFBD 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 #ABDFBD?

The RGB value is 171, 223, 189: 171 red, 223 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABDFBD?

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

Is black or white text better on #ABDFBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABDFBD color

#ABDFBD rgb(171, 223, 189)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 87.5% green and 74.1% blue (171, 223, 189).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 45% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Glaucous Green (#B3E8C2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.02:1).

#ABDFBD color codes

HEX	`#ABDFBD`
RGB	`rgb(171, 223, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 87.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 45%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 23%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 15%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.54, -23.46, 11.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.54, 26.03, 154.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.365, 65.106, 57.942)`
Decimal	`11263933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABDFBD, 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 #ABDFBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABDFBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.02:1	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 #ABDFBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abdfbd; }
.text { color: #abdfbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abdfbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 223 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abdfbd, #abdfd7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ABDFBD?: #ABDFBD 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 #ABDFBD?: The RGB value is 171, 223, 189: 171 red, 223 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABDFBD?: The complementary color is #DFABCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABDFBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.