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#ABB44B Color

#ABB44B is rgb(171, 180, 75) in RGB, hsl(65, 41%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 0%, 58%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABB44B
HEX#ABB44B
RGBrgb(171, 180, 75)
HSLhsl(65, 41%, 50%)
HSVhsv(65, 58%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 58%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(74.2% 0.129 113.6)
LABlab(71.01% -13.89 50.97)
LCHlch(71.01% 52.83 105.24)

What #ABB44B 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 #ABB44B, 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.

#ABB44B Channel Values

How #ABB44B 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 180 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 65° · S 41% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 65° · S 58% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 0% · Y 58% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.24:1 vs white · 9.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABB44B 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 text2.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ABB44B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ABB44B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABB44B; 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 #ABB44B

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ABB44B.

How #ABB44B 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#ABB44B
Protanopia#B3B34B
Protanomaly#B0B34B
Deuteranopia#B1B14C
Deuteranomaly#AFB24B
Tritanopia#B4ABAB
Tritanomaly#B0AF8F
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABB44B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abb44b: #ABB44B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABB44B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abb44b': '#ABB44B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.706, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_abb44b">#ABB44B</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABB44B"

More Green Colors

#ABB44B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABB44B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABB44B?

#ABB44B is a mid-tone green — rgb(171, 180, 75) in RGB and hsl(65, 41%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.6.

What is the RGB value of #ABB44B?

#ABB44B is rgb(171, 180, 75) — red 171, green 180, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABB44B?

#ABB44B converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 0%, 58%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABB44B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABB44B scores 2.24:1 against white and 9.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABB44B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABB44B 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 14.45, which is visibly different.

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