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#1ABC84 Color

#1ABC84 is rgb(26, 188, 132) in RGB, hsl(159, 76%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(86%, 0%, 30%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (Crayola) (#1CAC78), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1ABC84
HEX#1ABC84
RGBrgb(26, 188, 132)
HSLhsl(159, 76%, 42%)
HSVhsv(159, 86%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(86%, 0%, 30%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(70.5% 0.149 162.5)
LABlab(67.78% -50.52 16.96)
LCHlch(67.78% 53.29 161.44)

What #1ABC84 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 #1ABC84, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 6.45Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 7.19Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 7.78Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 7.87Green Frog#00A86BΔE 8.09Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.53

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

#1ABC84 Channel Values

How #1ABC84 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 188 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 159° · S 76% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 159° · S 86% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 86% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.45:1 vs white · 8.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1ABC84 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 text2.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #1ABC84 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #1ABC84

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1ABC84; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#1ABC84
Complementary
#BC1A53
Analogous
#1ABC32
Analogous
#1AA4BC
Triadic
#841ABC
Triadic
#BC841A
Split comp.
#BC1AA4
Split comp.
#BC321A

Tints & Shades of #1ABC84

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

#1FE09D
#43E5AC
#66EABC
#8AEFCC
#AEF4DC
#D2F9EB

Shades

#17A674
#138B61
#107551
#0C5A3F
#09432F
#06281C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #1ABC84.

How #1ABC84 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#1ABC84
Protanopia#ADAD85
Protanomaly#8AB384
Deuteranopia#9E9E88
Deuteranomaly#7EAB86
Tritanopia#3CB6B6
Tritanomaly#31B9A4
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #1ABC84 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-1abc84: #1ABC84;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1ABC84;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1abc84': '#1ABC84' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.102, green: 0.737, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_1abc84">#1ABC84</color>
SVG fillfill="#1ABC84"

More Green Colors

#1ABC84 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#1ABC84 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1ABC84?

#1ABC84 is a mid-tone green — rgb(26, 188, 132) in RGB and hsl(159, 76%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (Crayola) (#1CAC78), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.45.

What is the RGB value of #1ABC84?

#1ABC84 is rgb(26, 188, 132) — red 26, green 188, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1ABC84?

#1ABC84 converts to approximately cmyk(86%, 0%, 30%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1ABC84 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #1ABC84 scores 2.45:1 against white and 8.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1ABC84 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1ABC84 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 8.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.