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#ABC77A Color

#ABC77A is rgb(171, 199, 122) in RGB, hsl(82, 41%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 39%, 22%) 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 6.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABC77A
HEX#ABC77A
RGBrgb(171, 199, 122)
HSLhsl(82, 41%, 63%)
HSVhsv(82, 39%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 39%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(79.1% 0.106 125)
LABlab(76.79% -19.33 35.26)
LCHlch(76.79% 40.21 118.73)

What #ABC77A 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 #ABC77A, 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.

#ABC77A Channel Values

How #ABC77A 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 199 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 82° · S 41% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 82° · S 39% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 39% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABC77A 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 text11.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ABC77A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABC77A; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #ABC77A

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 #ABC77A.

How #ABC77A 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#ABC77A
Protanopia#C3C37A
Protanomaly#BAC47A
Deuteranopia#BEBE7B
Deuteranomaly#B7C27B
Tritanopia#B4BFBF
Tritanomaly#B0C3A8
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABC77A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abc77a: #ABC77A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABC77A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abc77a': '#ABC77A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.780, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_abc77a">#ABC77A</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABC77A"

More Green Colors

#ABC77A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABC77A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABC77A?

#ABC77A is a light green — rgb(171, 199, 122) in RGB and hsl(82, 41%, 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 6.24.

What is the RGB value of #ABC77A?

#ABC77A is rgb(171, 199, 122) — red 171, green 199, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABC77A?

#ABC77A converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 39%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABC77A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABC77A scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABC77A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABC77A 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 14.44, which is visibly different.

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