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#ABBF4F Color

#ABBF4F is rgb(171, 191, 79) in RGB, hsl(71, 47%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 59%, 25%) 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 7.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABBF4F
HEX#ABBF4F
RGBrgb(171, 191, 79)
HSLhsl(71, 47%, 53%)
HSVhsv(71, 59%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 59%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(76.7% 0.139 118.3)
LABlab(74.12% -18.85 52.56)
LCHlch(74.12% 55.84 109.73)

What #ABBF4F 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 #ABBF4F, 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.

#ABBF4F Channel Values

How #ABBF4F 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 191 · B 798-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 71° · S 47% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 71° · S 59% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 59% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.04:1 vs white · 10.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABBF4F 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 text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ABBF4F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ABBF4F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABBF4F; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #ABBF4F

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 #ABBF4F.

How #ABBF4F 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#ABBF4F
Protanopia#BCBC4F
Protanomaly#B5BD4F
Deuteranopia#B9B951
Deuteranomaly#B3BB50
Tritanopia#B5B6B6
Tritanomaly#B1B997
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABBF4F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abbf4f: #ABBF4F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABBF4F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abbf4f': '#ABBF4F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.749, blue: 0.310)
Android XML<color name="color_abbf4f">#ABBF4F</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABBF4F"

More Green Colors

#ABBF4F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABBF4F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABBF4F?

#ABBF4F is a mid-tone green — rgb(171, 191, 79) in RGB and hsl(71, 47%, 53%) 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 7.64.

What is the RGB value of #ABBF4F?

#ABBF4F is rgb(171, 191, 79) — red 171, green 191, and blue 79 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABBF4F?

#ABBF4F converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 59%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABBF4F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABBF4F scores 2.04:1 against white and 10.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABBF4F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABBF4F 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 18.61, which is visibly different.

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