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#1AB766 Color

#1AB766 is rgb(26, 183, 102) in RGB, hsl(149, 75%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(86%, 0%, 44%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is GO Green (#00AB66), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1AB766
HEX#1AB766
RGBrgb(26, 183, 102)
HSLhsl(149, 75%, 41%)
HSVhsv(149, 86%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(86%, 0%, 44%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(68.6% 0.169 153.4)
LABlab(65.73% -53.46 29.94)
LCHlch(65.73% 61.27 150.75)

What #1AB766 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #1AB766, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

GO Green#00AB66ΔE 7.05Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 7.18Emerald#50C878ΔE 8.38Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 9.75Green Frog#00A86BΔE 11.15Shamrock Green#009E60ΔE 12.74

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#1AB766 Channel Values

How #1AB766 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 26 · G 183 · B 1028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 75% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 86% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 86% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.62:1 vs white · 8.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1AB766 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #1AB766 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #1AB766

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1AB766; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#1AB766
Complementary
#B71A6B
Analogous
#1DB71A
Analogous
#1AB7B4
Triadic
#661AB7
Triadic
#B7661A
Split comp.
#B41AB7
Split comp.
#B71A1D

Tints & Shades of #1AB766

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1FDB7A
#3FE48F
#63E9A4
#8BEEBB
#AFF4D0
#D2F9E5

Shades

#17A15A
#13864B
#10703E
#0D5932
#0A4325
#062816

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #1AB766.

How #1AB766 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#1AB766
Protanopia#A9A967
Protanomaly#87AF66
Deuteranopia#99996B
Deuteranomaly#7BA669
Tritanopia#42AFAF
Tritanomaly#36B297
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #1AB766 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-1ab766: #1AB766;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1AB766;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1ab766': '#1AB766' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.102, green: 0.718, blue: 0.400)
Android XML<color name="color_1ab766">#1AB766</color>
SVG fillfill="#1AB766"

More Green Colors

#1AB766 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#1AB766 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1AB766?

#1AB766 is a mid-tone green — rgb(26, 183, 102) in RGB and hsl(149, 75%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is GO Green (#00AB66), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.05.

What is the RGB value of #1AB766?

#1AB766 is rgb(26, 183, 102) — red 26, green 183, and blue 102 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1AB766?

#1AB766 converts to approximately cmyk(86%, 0%, 44%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1AB766 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #1AB766 scores 2.62:1 against white and 8.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1AB766 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1AB766 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 9.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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