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#AABD98 Color

#AABD98 is rgb(170, 189, 152) in RGB, hsl(91, 22%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 20%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AABD98
HEX#AABD98
RGBrgb(170, 189, 152)
HSLhsl(91, 22%, 67%)
HSVhsv(91, 20%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 20%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(77.4% 0.055 129.8)
LABlab(74.40% -11.79 16.49)
LCHlch(74.40% 20.27 125.56)

What #AABD98 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 #AABD98, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#AABD98 Channel Values

How #AABD98 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 170 · G 189 · B 1528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 91° · S 22% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 91° · S 20% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.01:1 vs white · 10.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AABD98 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 text2.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AABD98

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AABD98; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #AABD98

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AABD98.

How #AABD98 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#AABD98
Protanopia#BABA98
Protanomaly#B4BB98
Deuteranopia#B7B799
Deuteranomaly#B2B998
Tritanopia#AFB9B9
Tritanomaly#ADBBAD
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AABD98 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aabd98: #AABD98;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AABD98;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aabd98': '#AABD98' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.741, blue: 0.596)
Android XML<color name="color_aabd98">#AABD98</color>
SVG fillfill="#AABD98"

More Green Colors

#AABD98 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AABD98 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AABD98?

#AABD98 is a light green — rgb(170, 189, 152) in RGB and hsl(91, 22%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.24.

What is the RGB value of #AABD98?

#AABD98 is rgb(170, 189, 152) — red 170, green 189, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AABD98?

#AABD98 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 20%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AABD98 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AABD98 scores 2.01:1 against white and 10.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AABD98 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AABD98 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 10.74, which is visibly different.

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