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#ABC94F Color

#ABC94F is rgb(171, 201, 79) in RGB, hsl(75, 53%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 61%, 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 7.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABC94F
HEX#ABC94F
RGBrgb(171, 201, 79)
HSLhsl(75, 53%, 55%)
HSVhsv(75, 61%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 61%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78.9% 0.152 121.6)
LABlab(76.92% -23.42 55.56)
LCHlch(76.92% 60.30 112.86)

What #ABC94F 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 #ABC94F, 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.

#ABC94F Channel Values

How #ABC94F 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 798-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 75° · S 53% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 75° · S 61% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 61% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABC94F 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 text11.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ABC94F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABC94F; 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 #ABC94F

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 #ABC94F 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#ABC94F
Protanopia#C4C44F
Protanomaly#BBC64F
Deuteranopia#C0C051
Deuteranomaly#B8C450
Tritanopia#B7BFBF
Tritanomaly#B2C39E
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABC94F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abc94f: #ABC94F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABC94F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abc94f': '#ABC94F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.788, blue: 0.310)
Android XML<color name="color_abc94f">#ABC94F</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABC94F"

More Green Colors

#ABC94F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABC94F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABC94F?

#ABC94F is a mid-tone green — rgb(171, 201, 79) in RGB and hsl(75, 53%, 55%) 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 7.04.

What is the RGB value of #ABC94F?

#ABC94F is rgb(171, 201, 79) — red 171, green 201, and blue 79 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABC94F?

#ABC94F converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 61%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABC94F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABC94F scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABC94F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABC94F 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 13.96, which is visibly different.

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