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#ABC799 Color

#ABC799 is rgb(171, 199, 153) in RGB, hsl(97, 29%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 23%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABC799
HEX#ABC799
RGBrgb(171, 199, 153)
HSLhsl(97, 29%, 69%)
HSVhsv(97, 23%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 23%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(79.7% 0.07 133.4)
LABlab(77.24% -16.06 19.85)
LCHlch(77.24% 25.53 128.98)

What #ABC799 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 #ABC799, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.26Sage#9CAF88ΔE 9.17Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.24Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 10.02Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.62Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 11.73

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

#ABC799 Channel Values

How #ABC799 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 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 29% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 23% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 vs white · 11.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABC799 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 text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ABC799 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ABC799

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABC799; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ABC799
Complementary
#B599C7
Analogous
#C2C799
Analogous
#99C79E
Triadic
#99ABC7
Triadic
#C799AB
Split comp.
#9E99C7
Split comp.
#C799C2

Tints & Shades of #ABC799

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

#B5CEA6
#C0D5B3
#CBDDC0
#D9E6D1
#E4EDDE
#EFF4EB

Shades

#92B77B
#77A45B
#61874A
#4C693A
#374C2A
#1F2B18

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ABC799.

How #ABC799 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#ABC799
Protanopia#C3C399
Protanomaly#BAC499
Deuteranopia#BEBE9A
Deuteranomaly#B7C29A
Tritanopia#B1C2C2
Tritanomaly#AFC4B3
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABC799 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abc799: #ABC799;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABC799;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abc799': '#ABC799' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.780, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_abc799">#ABC799</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABC799"

More Green Colors

#ABC799 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#ABC799 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABC799?

#ABC799 is a light green — rgb(171, 199, 153) in RGB and hsl(97, 29%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.26.

What is the RGB value of #ABC799?

#ABC799 is rgb(171, 199, 153) — red 171, green 199, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABC799?

#ABC799 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 23%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABC799 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABC799 scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABC799 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABC799 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 8.26, 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.