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#ABC181 Color

#ABC181 is rgb(171, 193, 129) in RGB, hsl(81, 34%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 33%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olivine (#9AB973), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABC181
HEX#ABC181
RGBrgb(171, 193, 129)
HSLhsl(81, 34%, 63%)
HSVhsv(81, 33%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 33%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(77.9% 0.089 123.9)
LABlab(75.22% -15.86 29.68)
LCHlch(75.22% 33.65 118.11)

What #ABC181 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 #ABC181, 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.

#ABC181 Channel Values

How #ABC181 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 193 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 34% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 33% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 33% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABC181 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ABC181 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ABC181

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABC181; 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 #ABC181

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 #ABC181.

How #ABC181 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#ABC181
Protanopia#BDBD81
Protanomaly#B6BF81
Deuteranopia#BABA82
Deuteranomaly#B4BD82
Tritanopia#B2BABA
Tritanomaly#AFBDA7
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABC181 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abc181: #ABC181;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABC181;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abc181': '#ABC181' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.757, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_abc181">#ABC181</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABC181"

More Green Colors

#ABC181 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABC181 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABC181?

#ABC181 is a light green — rgb(171, 193, 129) in RGB and hsl(81, 34%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olivine (#9AB973), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.94.

What is the RGB value of #ABC181?

#ABC181 is rgb(171, 193, 129) — red 171, green 193, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABC181?

#ABC181 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 33%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABC181 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABC181 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABC181 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABC181 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.82, which is visibly different.

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