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#ABC78F Color

#ABC78F is rgb(171, 199, 143) in RGB, hsl(90, 33%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 28%, 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 9.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABC78F
HEX#ABC78F
RGBrgb(171, 199, 143)
HSLhsl(90, 33%, 67%)
HSVhsv(90, 28%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 28%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(79.5% 0.082 129.7)
LABlab(77.08% -17.21 24.87)
LCHlch(77.08% 30.24 124.68)

What #ABC78F 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 #ABC78F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olivine#9AB973ΔE 9.37Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.98Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 11.44Sage#9CAF88ΔE 11.74Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 12.52Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 12.63

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

#ABC78F Channel Values

How #ABC78F 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 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 90° · S 33% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 90° · S 28% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.86:1 vs white · 11.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABC78F 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 text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ABC78F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ABC78F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABC78F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ABC78F
Complementary
#AB8FC7
Analogous
#C7C78F
Analogous
#8FC78F
Triadic
#8FABC7
Triadic
#C78FAB
Split comp.
#8F8FC7
Split comp.
#C78FC7

Tints & Shades of #ABC78F

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

#B5CD9D
#C2D6AE
#CCDDBB
#D9E5CC
#E3ECDA
#F0F5EB

Shades

#94B771
#7DA654
#668844
#4F6935
#384B26
#212C16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ABC78F.

How #ABC78F 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#ABC78F
Protanopia#C3C38F
Protanomaly#BAC48F
Deuteranopia#BEBE90
Deuteranomaly#B7C290
Tritanopia#B2C1C1
Tritanomaly#AFC3AF
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABC78F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abc78f: #ABC78F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABC78F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abc78f': '#ABC78F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.780, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_abc78f">#ABC78F</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABC78F"

More Green Colors

#ABC78F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#ABC78F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABC78F?

#ABC78F is a light green — rgb(171, 199, 143) in RGB and hsl(90, 33%, 67%) 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 9.37.

What is the RGB value of #ABC78F?

#ABC78F is rgb(171, 199, 143) — red 171, green 199, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABC78F?

#ABC78F converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 28%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABC78F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABC78F scores 1.86:1 against white and 11.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABC78F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABC78F 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 9.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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