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#ABB394 Color

#ABB394 is rgb(171, 179, 148) in RGB, hsl(75, 17%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 17%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABB394
HEX#ABB394
RGBrgb(171, 179, 148)
HSLhsl(75, 17%, 64%)
HSVhsv(75, 17%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 17%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(75.2% 0.044 119.2)
LABlab(71.67% -7.01 14.90)
LCHlch(71.67% 16.47 115.18)

What #ABB394 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 #ABB394, 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.

#ABB394 Channel Values

How #ABB394 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 171 · G 179 · B 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 75° · S 17% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 75° · S 17% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.19:1 vs white · 9.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABB394 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 text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ABB394

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABB394; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #ABB394

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 #ABB394.

How #ABB394 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#ABB394
Protanopia#B2B294
Protanomaly#AFB294
Deuteranopia#B0B094
Deuteranomaly#AEB194
Tritanopia#AFAFAF
Tritanomaly#ADB1A5
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABB394 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abb394: #ABB394;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABB394;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abb394': '#ABB394' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.702, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_abb394">#ABB394</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABB394"

More Green Colors

#ABB394 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABB394 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABB394?

#ABB394 is a light green — rgb(171, 179, 148) in RGB and hsl(75, 17%, 64%) 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 4.25.

What is the RGB value of #ABB394?

#ABB394 is rgb(171, 179, 148) — red 171, green 179, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABB394?

#ABB394 converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 17%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABB394 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABB394 scores 2.19:1 against white and 9.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABB394 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABB394 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 15.47, which is visibly different.

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