What color is #ABE0A8?

#ABE0A8 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Celadon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABE0A8?

The RGB value is 171, 224, 168: 171 red, 224 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABE0A8?

The complementary color is #DDA8E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABE0A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABE0A8 color

#ABE0A8 rgb(171, 224, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABE0A8 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 87.8% green and 65.9% blue (171, 224, 168).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 47% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Celadon (#ACE1AF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.96:1).

#ABE0A8 color codes

HEX	`#ABE0A8`
RGB	`rgb(171, 224, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 87.8%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 47%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 25%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 25%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.38, -27.65, 22.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.38, 35.36, 141.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.516, 64.795, 46.883)`
Decimal	`11264168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABE0A8, 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 #ABE0A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABE0A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.96:1	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 #ABE0A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abe0a8; }
.text { color: #abe0a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abe0a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 224 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abe0a8, #a8e0c1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ABE0A8?: #ABE0A8 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Celadon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABE0A8?: The RGB value is 171, 224, 168: 171 red, 224 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABE0A8?: The complementary color is #DDA8E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABE0A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.