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#ABC94A Color

#ABC94A is rgb(171, 201, 74) in RGB, hsl(74, 54%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 63%, 21%) 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 6.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABC94A
HEX#ABC94A
RGBrgb(171, 201, 74)
HSLhsl(74, 54%, 54%)
HSVhsv(74, 63%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 63%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78.9% 0.156 121.4)
LABlab(76.89% -23.69 57.59)
LCHlch(76.89% 62.27 112.36)

What #ABC94A 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 #ABC94A, 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.

#ABC94A Channel Values

How #ABC94A 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 201 · B 748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 54% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 63% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 63% · K 21%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 #ABC94A 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

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Colors That Go With #ABC94A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABC94A; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #ABC94A

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

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How #ABC94A 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#ABC94A
Protanopia#C4C44A
Protanomaly#BBC64A
Deuteranopia#C0C04D
Deuteranomaly#B8C44C
Tritanopia#B7BFBF
Tritanomaly#B2C39D
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABC94A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abc94a: #ABC94A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABC94A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abc94a': '#ABC94A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.788, blue: 0.290)
Android XML<color name="color_abc94a">#ABC94A</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABC94A"

More Green Colors

#ABC94A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABC94A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABC94A?

#ABC94A is a mid-tone green — rgb(171, 201, 74) in RGB and hsl(74, 54%, 54%) 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 6.3.

What is the RGB value of #ABC94A?

#ABC94A is rgb(171, 201, 74) — red 171, green 201, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABC94A?

#ABC94A converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 63%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABC94A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABC94A 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 #ABC94A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABC94A 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 12.37, which is visibly different.

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