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#ABB99E

#abb99e ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#abb99e 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, 72.55% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.59% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 91.11°, with 16.17% saturation and 67.25% 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 10.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 7.14.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4582

Complementary

  1. #abb99e
  2. #ac9eb9

Split complementary

  1. #abb99e
  2. #9e9eb9
  3. #b99eb8

Analogous

  1. #b8b99e
  2. #abb99e
  3. #9eb99e

Triadic

  1. #abb99e
  2. #9eabb9
  3. #b99eab

Tetradic

  1. #abb99e
  2. #9eb9ac
  3. #ac9eb9
  4. #b99eab

Square

  1. #abb99e
  2. #9eb8b9
  3. #ac9eb9
  4. #b99e9e

Monochromatic

  1. #5e6e50
  2. #859972
  3. #abb99e
  4. #d1d9ca
  5. #f5f6f3

Shades

#abb99e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abb99e
  2. #9aa78e
  3. #89947e
  4. #78826f
  5. #676f5f
  6. #565d4f
  7. #444a3f
  8. #33382f
  9. #222520
  10. #111310
  11. #000000

Tints

#abb99e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abb99e
  2. #b3c0a8
  3. #bcc7b1
  4. #c4cebb
  5. #cdd5c5
  6. #d5dccf
  7. #dde3d8
  8. #e6eae2
  9. #eef1ec
  10. #f7f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abb99e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abb99e
  2. #a7b39b
  3. #a2ae98
  4. #9ea895
  5. #9aa292
  6. #969d8f
  7. #91978c
  8. #8d9189
  9. #898b86
  10. #848683
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1b6ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcb59c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bab49f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #acb6b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5b79d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4b69f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #acb7aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abb99e {
  color: #abb99e;
}
Background
.bg-abb99e {
  background-color: #abb99e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abb99e {
  border: 2px solid #abb99e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abb99e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 185 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 91 16% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abb99e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abb99e, #9eb99e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abb99e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 185 158 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.14 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.54 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.82 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.96 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.90 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.65 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 12.58 #544661 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#abb99e  rgb(171, 185, 158)  hsl(91, 16%, 67%)  Ash Gray
#ac9eb9  rgb(172, 158, 185)  hsl(271, 16%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#9eabb9  rgb(158, 171, 185)  hsl(211, 16%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#b99eab  rgb(185, 158, 171)  hsl(331, 16%, 67%)  Rose Quartz