What color is #ABE5C0?

#ABE5C0 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABE5C0?

The RGB value is 171, 229, 192: 171 red, 229 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABE5C0?

The complementary color is #E5ABD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABE5C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.7:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABE5C0 color

#ABE5C0 rgb(171, 229, 192)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABE5C0 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 89.8% green and 75.3% blue (171, 229, 192).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 53% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Glaucous Green (#B3E8C2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.7:1).

#ABE5C0 color codes

HEX	`#ABE5C0`
RGB	`rgb(171, 229, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 89.8%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 53%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 25%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 16%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.26, -25.81, 12.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.26, 28.52, 154.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.325, 68.5, 60.218)`
Decimal	`11265472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABE5C0, 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 #ABE5C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABE5C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.7:1	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 #ABE5C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abe5c0; }
.text { color: #abe5c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abe5c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 229 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abe5c0, #abe5dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ABE5C0?: #ABE5C0 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABE5C0?: The RGB value is 171, 229, 192: 171 red, 229 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABE5C0?: The complementary color is #E5ABD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABE5C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.7:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.