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#ABC59B Color

#ABC59B is rgb(171, 197, 155) in RGB, hsl(97, 27%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 21%, 23%) 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 7.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABC59B
HEX#ABC59B
RGBrgb(171, 197, 155)
HSLhsl(97, 27%, 69%)
HSVhsv(97, 21%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 21%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.064 133.7)
LABlab(76.72% -14.88 18.09)
LCHlch(76.72% 23.42 129.44)

What #ABC59B 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 #ABC59B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 7.87Sage#9CAF88ΔE 8Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.66Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.1Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 11.7Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 11.88

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

#ABC59B Channel Values

How #ABC59B 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 197 · B 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 27% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 21% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABC59B 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ABC59B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ABC59B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABC59B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ABC59B
Complementary
#B59BC5
Analogous
#C0C59B
Analogous
#9BC5A0
Triadic
#9BABC5
Triadic
#C59BAB
Split comp.
#A09BC5
Split comp.
#C59BC0

Tints & Shades of #ABC59B

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

#B6CDA8
#C1D4B5
#CBDCC1
#D9E5D2
#E4ECDF
#EFF4EC

Shades

#93B57D
#77A25D
#62854C
#4C683C
#374A2B
#1F2A18

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ABC59B.

How #ABC59B 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#ABC59B
Protanopia#C1C19B
Protanomaly#B9C39B
Deuteranopia#BDBD9C
Deuteranomaly#B6C09C
Tritanopia#B0C0C0
Tritanomaly#AEC2B3
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABC59B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abc59b: #ABC59B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABC59B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abc59b': '#ABC59B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.773, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_abc59b">#ABC59B</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABC59B"

More Green Colors

#ABC59B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#ABC59B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABC59B?

#ABC59B is a light green — rgb(171, 197, 155) in RGB and hsl(97, 27%, 69%) 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 7.87.

What is the RGB value of #ABC59B?

#ABC59B is rgb(171, 197, 155) — red 171, green 197, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABC59B?

#ABC59B converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 21%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABC59B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABC59B scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABC59B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABC59B 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 8.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.