What color is #ABE2AB?

#ABE2AB 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 #ABE2AB?

The RGB value is 171, 226, 171: 171 red, 226 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABE2AB?

The complementary color is #E2ABE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABE2AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.2:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABE2AB color

#ABE2AB rgb(171, 226, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABE2AB is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 88.6% green and 67.1% blue (171, 226, 171).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 49% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Celadon (#ACE1AF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.2:1).

#ABE2AB color codes

HEX	`#ABE2AB`
RGB	`rgb(171, 226, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 88.6%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 49%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 24%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 24%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.99, -28.11, 21.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.99, 35.28, 142.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.34, 65.989, 48.552)`
Decimal	`11264683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABE2AB, 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 #ABE2AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABE2AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.2:1	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 #ABE2AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abe2ab; }
.text { color: #abe2ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abe2ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 226 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abe2ab, #abe2c6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ABE2AB?: #ABE2AB 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 #ABE2AB?: The RGB value is 171, 226, 171: 171 red, 226 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABE2AB?: The complementary color is #E2ABE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABE2AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.2:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.