#ABC43B Color

#ABC43B is rgb(171, 196, 59) in RGB, hsl(71, 54%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 70%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABC43B

HEX#ABC43B

RGBrgb(171, 196, 59)

HSLhsl(71, 54%, 50%)

HSVhsv(71, 70%, 77%)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 70%, 23%)

OKLCHoklch(77.6% 0.16 119.3)

LABlab(75.39% -22.13 61.83)

LCHlch(75.39% 65.67 109.69)

What #ABC43B 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 #ABC43B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 8.2 Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 9.18 Citron#9FA91FΔE 10.97 Limerick#9DC209ΔE 11.56 Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 11.69 Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 14.86

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

#ABC43B Channel Values

How #ABC43B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 171 · G 196 · B 59	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 71° · S 54% · L 50%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 71° · S 70% · V 77%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 13% · M 0% · Y 70% · K 23%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.96:1 vs white · 10.69:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABC43B 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 text1.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ABC43B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABC43B; 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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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #ABC43B

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 #ABC43B.

How #ABC43B 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#ABC43B

Protanopia#C0C03B

Protanomaly#B8C23B

Deuteranopia#BCBC3E

Deuteranomaly#B6BF3D

Tritanopia#B7B9B9

Tritanomaly#B2BE97

Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

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Using #ABC43B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abc43b: #ABC43B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABC43B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abc43b': '#ABC43B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.769, blue: 0.231)

Android XML<color name="color_abc43b">#ABC43B</color>

SVG fillfill="#ABC43B"

More Green Colors

#ABC43B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#ABC43B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABC43B?

#ABC43B is a mid-tone green — rgb(171, 196, 59) in RGB and hsl(71, 54%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.2.

What is the RGB value of #ABC43B?

#ABC43B is rgb(171, 196, 59) — red 171, green 196, and blue 59 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABC43B?

#ABC43B converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 70%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABC43B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABC43B scores 1.96:1 against white and 10.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABC43B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABC43B 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 11.69, which is visibly different.

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