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#ABD09A Color

#ABD09A is rgb(171, 208, 154) in RGB, hsl(101, 36%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 26%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABD09A
HEX#ABD09A
RGBrgb(171, 208, 154)
HSLhsl(101, 36%, 71%)
HSVhsv(101, 26%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 26%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(81.7% 0.084 136)
LABlab(79.75% -20.13 22.71)
LCHlch(79.75% 30.35 131.55)

What #ABD09A 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 #ABD09A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 6.96Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 8.02Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.31Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.14Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 11.56Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 12.26

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#ABD09A Channel Values

How #ABD09A 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 208 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 101° · S 36% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 101° · S 26% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.72:1 vs white · 12.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABD09A 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 text1.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ABD09A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ABD09A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABD09A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ABD09A
Complementary
#BF9AD0
Analogous
#C6D09A
Analogous
#9AD0A4
Triadic
#9AABD0
Triadic
#D09AAB
Split comp.
#A49AD0
Split comp.
#D09AC6

Tints & Shades of #ABD09A

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

#B7D6A8
#C2DDB6
#CEE3C4
#D7E8CE
#E2EFDC
#EEF5EA

Shades

#8EBF78
#74B159
#5D9245
#497236
#335026
#1F3117

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ABD09A.

How #ABD09A 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#ABD09A
Protanopia#CACA9A
Protanomaly#BFCD9A
Deuteranopia#C5C59B
Deuteranomaly#BBC99B
Tritanopia#B2CACA
Tritanomaly#AFCDB9
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABD09A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abd09a: #ABD09A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABD09A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abd09a': '#ABD09A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.816, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_abd09a">#ABD09A</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABD09A"

More Green Colors

#ABD09A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#ABD09A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABD09A?

#ABD09A is a light green — rgb(171, 208, 154) in RGB and hsl(101, 36%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.96.

What is the RGB value of #ABD09A?

#ABD09A is rgb(171, 208, 154) — red 171, green 208, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABD09A?

#ABD09A converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 26%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABD09A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABD09A scores 1.72:1 against white and 12.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABD09A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABD09A 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.31, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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