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#ABCEC3 Color

#ABCEC3 is rgb(171, 206, 195) in RGB, hsl(161, 26%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 5%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Opal (#A8C3BC), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABCEC3
HEX#ABCEC3
RGBrgb(171, 206, 195)
HSLhsl(161, 26%, 74%)
HSVhsv(161, 17%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 5%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(82.3% 0.04 174.3)
LABlab(79.96% -13.72 1.41)
LCHlch(79.96% 13.80 174.13)

What #ABCEC3 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 #ABCEC3, 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.

#ABCEC3 Channel Values

How #ABCEC3 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 206 · B 1958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 161° · S 26% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 161° · S 17% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 5% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.7:1 vs white · 12.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABCEC3 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 text1.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ABCEC3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ABCEC3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABCEC3; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #ABCEC3

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 #ABCEC3.

How #ABCEC3 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#ABCEC3
Protanopia#C9C9C3
Protanomaly#BDCBC3
Deuteranopia#C3C3C4
Deuteranomaly#BAC8C4
Tritanopia#ADCDCD
Tritanomaly#ACCDC9
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABCEC3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abcec3: #ABCEC3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABCEC3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abcec3': '#ABCEC3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.808, blue: 0.765)
Android XML<color name="color_abcec3">#ABCEC3</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABCEC3"

More Green Colors

#ABCEC3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABCEC3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABCEC3?

#ABCEC3 is a light green — rgb(171, 206, 195) in RGB and hsl(161, 26%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Opal (#A8C3BC), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.77.

What is the RGB value of #ABCEC3?

#ABCEC3 is rgb(171, 206, 195) — red 171, green 206, and blue 195 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABCEC3?

#ABCEC3 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 5%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABCEC3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABCEC3 scores 1.7:1 against white and 12.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABCEC3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABCEC3 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 powderblue (#B0E0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 11.5, which is visibly different.

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