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#ABBCA9 Color

#ABBCA9 is rgb(171, 188, 169) in RGB, hsl(114, 12%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 0%, 10%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABBCA9
HEX#ABBCA9
RGBrgb(171, 188, 169)
HSLhsl(114, 12%, 70%)
HSVhsv(114, 10%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 10%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.032 142.3)
LABlab(74.52% -8.76 7.56)
LCHlch(74.52% 11.57 139.20)

What #ABBCA9 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 #ABBCA9, 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.

#ABBCA9 Channel Values

How #ABBCA9 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 188 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 114° · S 12% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 114° · S 10% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2:1 vs white · 10.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABBCA9 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 text2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ABBCA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABBCA9; 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 #ABBCA9

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 #ABBCA9.

How #ABBCA9 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#ABBCA9
Protanopia#B9B9A9
Protanomaly#B4BAA9
Deuteranopia#B7B7AA
Deuteranomaly#B2B9A9
Tritanopia#AEBABA
Tritanomaly#ADBBB3
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABBCA9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abbca9: #ABBCA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABBCA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abbca9': '#ABBCA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.737, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_abbca9">#ABBCA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABBCA9"

More Green Colors

#ABBCA9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABBCA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABBCA9?

#ABBCA9 is a light green — rgb(171, 188, 169) in RGB and hsl(114, 12%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.9.

What is the RGB value of #ABBCA9?

#ABBCA9 is rgb(171, 188, 169) — red 171, green 188, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABBCA9?

#ABBCA9 converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 0%, 10%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABBCA9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABBCA9 scores 2:1 against white and 10.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABBCA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABBCA9 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 silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 12, which is visibly different.

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