What color is #ABE0B6?

#ABE0B6 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 #ABE0B6?

The RGB value is 171, 224, 182: 171 red, 224 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABE0B6?

The complementary color is #E0ABD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABE0B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABE0B6 color

#ABE0B6 rgb(171, 224, 182)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABE0B6 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 87.8% green and 71.4% blue (171, 224, 182).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 46% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Big Spender (#ACDDAF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.07:1).

#ABE0B6 color codes

HEX	`#ABE0B6`
RGB	`rgb(171, 224, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 87.8%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 46%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 24%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 19%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.66, -25.23, 15.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.66, 29.41, 149.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.891, 65.345, 54.126)`
Decimal	`11264182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABE0B6, 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 #ABE0B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABE0B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.07:1	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 #ABE0B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abe0b6; }
.text { color: #abe0b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abe0b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 224 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abe0b6, #abe0d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ABE0B6?: #ABE0B6 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 #ABE0B6?: The RGB value is 171, 224, 182: 171 red, 224 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABE0B6?: The complementary color is #E0ABD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABE0B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.