What color is #ABEAA7?

#ABEAA7 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Grape Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ABEAA7?

The RGB value is 171, 234, 167: 171 red, 234 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ABEAA7?

The complementary color is #E6A7EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ABEAA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ABEAA7 color

#ABEAA7 rgb(171, 234, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #ABEAA7 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 91.8% green and 65.5% blue (171, 234, 167).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 61% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Grape Green (#A8E4A0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.06:1).

#ABEAA7 color codes

HEX	`#ABEAA7`
RGB	`rgb(171, 234, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 91.8%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 61%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 29%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 29%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.14, -32.53, 26.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.14, 41.86, 141.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.19, 70.292, 47.317)`
Decimal	`11266727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ABEAA7, 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 #ABEAA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ABEAA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.06:1	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 #ABEAA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #abeaa7; }
.text { color: #abeaa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abeaa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 234 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #abeaa7, #a7eac4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ABEAA7?: #ABEAA7 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Grape Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ABEAA7?: The RGB value is 171, 234, 167: 171 red, 234 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ABEAA7?: The complementary color is #E6A7EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ABEAA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.