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#ABCF4F Color

#ABCF4F is rgb(171, 207, 79) in RGB, hsl(77, 57%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 62%, 19%) 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 5.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABCF4F
HEX#ABCF4F
RGBrgb(171, 207, 79)
HSLhsl(77, 57%, 56%)
HSVhsv(77, 62%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 62%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(80.3% 0.159 123.3)
LABlab(78.62% -26.11 57.35)
LCHlch(78.62% 63.01 114.47)

What #ABCF4F 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 #ABCF4F, 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.

#ABCF4F Channel Values

How #ABCF4F 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 207 · B 798-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 77° · S 57% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 77° · S 62% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 62% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.78:1 vs white · 11.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABCF4F 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 text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ABCF4F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ABCF4F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABCF4F; 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 #ABCF4F

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 #ABCF4F.

How #ABCF4F 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#ABCF4F
Protanopia#C9C94F
Protanomaly#BECC4F
Deuteranopia#C4C452
Deuteranomaly#BBC951
Tritanopia#B8C4C4
Tritanomaly#B3C9A3
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABCF4F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abcf4f: #ABCF4F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABCF4F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abcf4f': '#ABCF4F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.812, blue: 0.310)
Android XML<color name="color_abcf4f">#ABCF4F</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABCF4F"

More Green Colors

#ABCF4F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABCF4F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABCF4F?

#ABCF4F is a mid-tone green — rgb(171, 207, 79) in RGB and hsl(77, 57%, 56%) 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 5.38.

What is the RGB value of #ABCF4F?

#ABCF4F is rgb(171, 207, 79) — red 171, green 207, and blue 79 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABCF4F?

#ABCF4F converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 62%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABCF4F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABCF4F scores 1.78:1 against white and 11.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABCF4F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABCF4F 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 10.99, which is visibly different.

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