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#ABCC19 Color

#ABCC19 is rgb(171, 204, 25) in RGB, hsl(71, 78%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 88%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Limerick (#9DC209), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABCC19
HEX#ABCC19
RGBrgb(171, 204, 25)
HSLhsl(71, 78%, 45%)
HSVhsv(71, 88%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 88%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.185 120.9)
LABlab(77.52% -26.67 72.85)
LCHlch(77.52% 77.58 110.11)

What #ABCC19 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 #ABCC19, 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.

#ABCC19 Channel Values

How #ABCC19 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 204 · B 258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 71° · S 78% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 71° · S 88% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 88% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABCC19 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ABCC19 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ABCC19

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABCC19; 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 #ABCC19

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 #ABCC19.

How #ABCC19 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#ABCC19
Protanopia#C7C71A
Protanomaly#BCC91A
Deuteranopia#C2C221
Deuteranomaly#B9C61E
Tritanopia#B9C0C0
Tritanomaly#B3C59A
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABCC19 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abcc19: #ABCC19;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABCC19;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abcc19': '#ABCC19' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.800, blue: 0.098)
Android XML<color name="color_abcc19">#ABCC19</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABCC19"

More Green Colors

#ABCC19 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABCC19 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABCC19?

#ABCC19 is a mid-tone green — rgb(171, 204, 25) in RGB and hsl(71, 78%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Limerick (#9DC209), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.3.

What is the RGB value of #ABCC19?

#ABCC19 is rgb(171, 204, 25) — red 171, green 204, and blue 25 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABCC19?

#ABCC19 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 88%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABCC19 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABCC19 scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABCC19 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABCC19 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 9.7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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