Close to Cambridge Blue

#ABB99E

#ABB99E is a light, soft, grayish green, close to the color Cambridge Blue. In RGB it’s made of 67.1% red, 72.5% green, and 62% blue. Its hue is 91°, with 16% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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2.07:1 Fail
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10.16:1 AAA
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2.07:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

10.16:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #ABB99E as they’d see it.

Typical vision#ABB99E
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #ABB99E

What color is #ABB99E?

#ABB99E is a light, soft, grayish green, close to the color Cambridge Blue. In RGB it’s made of 67.1% red, 72.5% green, and 62% blue. Its hue is 91°, with 16% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #ABB99E in RGB?

#ABB99E is rgb(171, 185, 158): 171 red, 185 green, and 158 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #ABB99E in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(8, 0, 15, 27). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #ABB99E?

PANTONE 452 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #ABB99E?

Its complement #BDAFCA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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