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#ABB597 Color

#ABB597 is rgb(171, 181, 151) in RGB, hsl(80, 17%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 17%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABB597
HEX#ABB597
RGBrgb(171, 181, 151)
HSLhsl(80, 17%, 65%)
HSVhsv(80, 17%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 17%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(75.7% 0.043 122.4)
LABlab(72.27% -7.63 14.11)
LCHlch(72.27% 16.04 118.41)

What #ABB597 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 #ABB597, 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.

#ABB597 Channel Values

How #ABB597 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 181 · B 1518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 80° · S 17% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 80° · S 17% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.15:1 vs white · 9.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABB597 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 text2.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ABB597

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABB597; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #ABB597

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 #ABB597.

How #ABB597 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#ABB597
Protanopia#B3B397
Protanomaly#B0B497
Deuteranopia#B2B297
Deuteranomaly#AFB397
Tritanopia#AFB2B2
Tritanomaly#ADB3A8
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABB597 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abb597: #ABB597;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABB597;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abb597': '#ABB597' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.710, blue: 0.592)
Android XML<color name="color_abb597">#ABB597</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABB597"

More Green Colors

#ABB597 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABB597 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABB597?

#ABB597 is a light green — rgb(171, 181, 151) in RGB and hsl(80, 17%, 65%) 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 3.13.

What is the RGB value of #ABB597?

#ABB597 is rgb(171, 181, 151) — red 171, green 181, and blue 151 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABB597?

#ABB597 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 17%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABB597 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABB597 scores 2.15:1 against white and 9.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABB597 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABB597 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 15.03, which is visibly different.

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