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#ABB766 Color

#ABB766 is rgb(171, 183, 102) in RGB, hsl(69, 36%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 44%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive Green (#B5B35C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABB766
HEX#ABB766
RGBrgb(171, 183, 102)
HSLhsl(69, 36%, 56%)
HSVhsv(69, 44%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 44%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(75.2% 0.106 115.9)
LABlab(72.10% -13.51 39.49)
LCHlch(72.10% 41.73 108.89)

What #ABB766 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 #ABB766, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olive Green#B5B35CΔE 7.08Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 7.14Dark Khaki#BDB76BΔE 7.85Olivine#9AB973ΔE 9.97Misty Moss#BBB477ΔE 11.93Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 13.11

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

#ABB766 Channel Values

How #ABB766 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 183 · B 1028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 69° · S 36% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 69° · S 44% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.17:1 vs white · 9.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABB766 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 text2.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ABB766 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ABB766

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABB766; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ABB766
Complementary
#7366B7
Analogous
#B79B66
Analogous
#83B766
Triadic
#66ABB7
Triadic
#B766AB
Split comp.
#6683B7
Split comp.
#9B66B7

Tints & Shades of #ABB766

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

#B7C17B
#C2CB90
#CDD5A5
#D9DEBA
#E4E8CE
#F0F2E3

Shades

#9CAA50
#838E43
#6D7637
#535A2A
#3D421F
#232612

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ABB766.

How #ABB766 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#ABB766
Protanopia#B5B566
Protanomaly#B1B666
Deuteranopia#B3B367
Deuteranomaly#B0B566
Tritanopia#B3AFAF
Tritanomaly#B0B297
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABB766 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abb766: #ABB766;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABB766;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abb766': '#ABB766' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.718, blue: 0.400)
Android XML<color name="color_abb766">#ABB766</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABB766"

More Green Colors

#ABB766 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#ABB766 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABB766?

#ABB766 is a mid-tone green — rgb(171, 183, 102) in RGB and hsl(69, 36%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive Green (#B5B35C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.08.

What is the RGB value of #ABB766?

#ABB766 is rgb(171, 183, 102) — red 171, green 183, and blue 102 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABB766?

#ABB766 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 44%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABB766 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABB766 scores 2.17:1 against white and 9.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABB766 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABB766 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 7.85, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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