What color is #ABE7B2?

#ABE7B2 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Celadon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABE7B2?

The RGB value is 171, 231, 178: 171 red, 231 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABE7B2?

The complementary color is #E7ABE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABE7B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.8:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABE7B2 color

#ABE7B2 rgb(171, 231, 178)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABE7B2 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 90.6% green and 69.8% blue (171, 231, 178).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 56% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Celadon (#ACE1AF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.8:1).

#ABE7B2 color codes

HEX	`#ABE7B2`
RGB	`rgb(171, 231, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 90.6%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 56%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 26%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 23%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.52, -29.29, 19.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.52, 35.35, 145.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.404, 69.022, 52.62)`
Decimal	`11265970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABE7B2, 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 #ABE7B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABE7B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.8:1	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 #ABE7B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abe7b2; }
.text { color: #abe7b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abe7b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 231 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abe7b2, #abe7d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ABE7B2?: #ABE7B2 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Celadon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABE7B2?: The RGB value is 171, 231, 178: 171 red, 231 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABE7B2?: The complementary color is #E7ABE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABE7B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.8:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.