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#8ABB30 Color

#8ABB30 is rgb(138, 187, 48) in RGB, hsl(81, 59%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 74%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8ABB30
HEX#8ABB30
RGBrgb(138, 187, 48)
HSLhsl(81, 59%, 46%)
HSVhsv(81, 74%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 74%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(73.2% 0.171 127.4)
LABlab(70.50% -31.62 60.06)
LCHlch(70.50% 67.87 117.77)

What #8ABB30 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 #8ABB30, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 8.52Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 8.92Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 11.89Limerick#9DC209ΔE 12.46June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 14.91Citron#9FA91FΔE 16.77

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

#8ABB30 Channel Values

How #8ABB30 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 138 · G 187 · B 488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 59% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 74% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 74% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.27:1 vs white · 9.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8ABB30 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 text2.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8ABB30 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8ABB30

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8ABB30; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8ABB30
Complementary
#6130BB
Analogous
#BBA630
Analogous
#45BB30
Triadic
#308ABB
Triadic
#BB308A
Split comp.
#3045BB
Split comp.
#A630BB

Tints & Shades of #8ABB30

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

#9CCE40
#ADD661
#BCDE7D
#CDE69E
#DBEDBA
#ECF6DB

Shades

#78A22A
#668A24
#54721D
#425917
#304111
#1E290A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8ABB30.

How #8ABB30 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#8ABB30
Protanopia#B4B431
Protanomaly#A5B731
Deuteranopia#ADAD36
Deuteranomaly#A0B333
Tritanopia#98B1B1
Tritanomaly#93B58F
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8ABB30 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8abb30: #8ABB30;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8ABB30;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8abb30': '#8ABB30' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.733, blue: 0.188)
Android XML<color name="color_8abb30">#8ABB30</color>
SVG fillfill="#8ABB30"

More Green Colors

#8ABB30 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8ABB30 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8ABB30?

#8ABB30 is a mid-tone green — rgb(138, 187, 48) in RGB and hsl(81, 59%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.52.

What is the RGB value of #8ABB30?

#8ABB30 is rgb(138, 187, 48) — red 138, green 187, and blue 48 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8ABB30?

#8ABB30 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 74%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8ABB30 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8ABB30 scores 2.27:1 against white and 9.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8ABB30 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8ABB30 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 8.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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