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#ABB397

#abb397 ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#abb397 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 70.2% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.47% cyan, 0% magenta, 15.64% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 77.14°, with 15.56% saturation and 64.71% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 6.98.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4313

Complementary

  1. #abb397
  2. #9f97b3

Split complementary

  1. #abb397
  2. #979db3
  3. #ad97b3

Analogous

  1. #b3ad97
  2. #abb397
  3. #9db397

Triadic

  1. #abb397
  2. #97abb3
  3. #b397ab

Tetradic

  1. #abb397
  2. #97b39f
  3. #9f97b3
  4. #b397ab

Square

  1. #abb397
  2. #97b3ad
  3. #9f97b3
  4. #b3979d

Monochromatic

  1. #5e664b
  2. #87926b
  3. #abb397
  4. #cfd3c3
  5. #f2f4ef

Shades

#abb397 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abb397
  2. #9aa188
  3. #898f79
  4. #787d6a
  5. #676b5b
  6. #565a4c
  7. #44483c
  8. #33362d
  9. #22241e
  10. #11120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#abb397 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abb397
  2. #b3bba1
  3. #bcc2ac
  4. #c4cab6
  5. #cdd1c1
  6. #d5d9cb
  7. #dde1d5
  8. #e6e8e0
  9. #eef0ea
  10. #f7f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abb397 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abb397
  2. #a7ae95
  3. #a2a992
  4. #9ea490
  5. #9a9f8e
  6. #969a8c
  7. #919489
  8. #8d8f87
  9. #898a85
  10. #848582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aeb1a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7b095 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6b098 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aeb0ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b196 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2b198 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adb1a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abb397 {
  color: #abb397;
}
Background
.bg-abb397 {
  background-color: #abb397;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abb397 {
  border: 2px solid #abb397;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abb397;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 179 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 16% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abb397 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abb397, #9db397);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abb397 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 179 151 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.98 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.94 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.29 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.64 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.75 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.99 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.46 #544c68 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Sage
#abb397  rgb(171, 179, 151)  hsl(77, 16%, 65%)  Sage
#9f97b3  rgb(159, 151, 179)  hsl(257, 16%, 65%)  Rose Quartz
#97abb3  rgb(151, 171, 179)  hsl(197, 16%, 65%)  Pastel Blue
#b397ab  rgb(179, 151, 171)  hsl(317, 16%, 65%)  Pastel Purple