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#ABC299 Color

#ABC299 is rgb(171, 194, 153) in RGB, hsl(94, 25%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 21%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABC299
HEX#ABC299
RGBrgb(171, 194, 153)
HSLhsl(94, 25%, 68%)
HSVhsv(94, 21%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 21%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(78.6% 0.062 131.6)
LABlab(75.86% -13.69 17.97)
LCHlch(75.86% 22.60 127.30)

What #ABC299 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 #ABC299, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 6.79Sage#9CAF88ΔE 6.84Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.3Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.1Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 11.43Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 13.02

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#ABC299 Channel Values

How #ABC299 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 194 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 94° · S 25% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 94° · S 21% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.93:1 vs white · 10.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABC299 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 text1.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ABC299 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ABC299

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABC299; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ABC299
Complementary
#B099C2
Analogous
#BFC299
Analogous
#99C29C
Triadic
#99ABC2
Triadic
#C299AB
Split comp.
#9C99C2
Split comp.
#C299BF

Tints & Shades of #ABC299

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

#B5C9A6
#C2D3B6
#CDDBC2
#D7E2CF
#E2EADC
#EFF4EC

Shades

#93B17C
#7B9F60
#65834E
#4C633B
#36462A
#202919

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ABC299.

How #ABC299 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#ABC299
Protanopia#BEBE99
Protanomaly#B7C099
Deuteranopia#BBBB9A
Deuteranomaly#B5BE99
Tritanopia#B0BDBD
Tritanomaly#AEBFB0
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABC299 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abc299: #ABC299;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABC299;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abc299': '#ABC299' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.761, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_abc299">#ABC299</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABC299"

More Green Colors

#ABC299 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#ABC299 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABC299?

#ABC299 is a light green — rgb(171, 194, 153) in RGB and hsl(94, 25%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.79.

What is the RGB value of #ABC299?

#ABC299 is rgb(171, 194, 153) — red 171, green 194, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABC299?

#ABC299 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 21%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABC299 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABC299 scores 1.93:1 against white and 10.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABC299 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABC299 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 9.3, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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