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#ABB79F Color

#ABB79F is rgb(171, 183, 159) in RGB, hsl(90, 14%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 13%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABB79F
HEX#ABB79F
RGBrgb(171, 183, 159)
HSLhsl(90, 14%, 67%)
HSVhsv(90, 13%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 13%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.036 129)
LABlab(72.96% -7.62 10.76)
LCHlch(72.96% 13.19 125.30)

What #ABB79F 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 #ABB79F, 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.

#ABB79F Channel Values

How #ABB79F 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 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 90° · S 14% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 90° · S 13% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.1:1 vs white · 10.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABB79F 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 text2.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ABB79F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABB79F; 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 #ABB79F

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 #ABB79F.

How #ABB79F 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#ABB79F
Protanopia#B5B59F
Protanomaly#B1B69F
Deuteranopia#B3B39F
Deuteranomaly#B0B59F
Tritanopia#AEB4B4
Tritanomaly#ADB5AC
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABB79F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abb79f: #ABB79F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABB79F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abb79f': '#ABB79F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.718, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_abb79f">#ABB79F</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABB79F"

More Green Colors

#ABB79F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABB79F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABB79F?

#ABB79F is a light green — rgb(171, 183, 159) in RGB and hsl(90, 14%, 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 3.19.

What is the RGB value of #ABB79F?

#ABB79F is rgb(171, 183, 159) — red 171, green 183, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABB79F?

#ABB79F converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 13%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABB79F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABB79F scores 2.1:1 against white and 10.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABB79F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABB79F 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 darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 13.7, which is visibly different.

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