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#ABC06D Color

#ABC06D is rgb(171, 192, 109) in RGB, hsl(75, 40%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 43%, 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 5.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABC06D
HEX#ABC06D
RGBrgb(171, 192, 109)
HSLhsl(75, 40%, 59%)
HSVhsv(75, 43%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 43%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(77.3% 0.111 120.7)
LABlab(74.68% -17.21 39.15)
LCHlch(74.68% 42.76 113.73)

What #ABC06D 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 #ABC06D, 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.

#ABC06D Channel Values

How #ABC06D 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 192 · B 1098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 75° · S 40% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 75° · S 43% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2:1 vs white · 10.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABC06D 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 text10.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ABC06D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ABC06D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABC06D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #ABC06D

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 #ABC06D.

How #ABC06D 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#ABC06D
Protanopia#BDBD6D
Protanomaly#B6BE6D
Deuteranopia#B9B96E
Deuteranomaly#B4BC6E
Tritanopia#B4B8B8
Tritanomaly#B0BBA0
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABC06D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abc06d: #ABC06D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABC06D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abc06d': '#ABC06D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.753, blue: 0.427)
Android XML<color name="color_abc06d">#ABC06D</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABC06D"

More Green Colors

#ABC06D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABC06D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABC06D?

#ABC06D is a mid-tone green — rgb(171, 192, 109) in RGB and hsl(75, 40%, 59%) 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 5.94.

What is the RGB value of #ABC06D?

#ABC06D is rgb(171, 192, 109) — red 171, green 192, and blue 109 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABC06D?

#ABC06D converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 43%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABC06D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABC06D scores 2:1 against white and 10.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABC06D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABC06D 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 11.44, which is visibly different.

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