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#ABD43A Color

#ABD43A is rgb(171, 212, 58) in RGB, hsl(76, 64%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 73%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABD43A
HEX#ABD43A
RGBrgb(171, 212, 58)
HSLhsl(76, 64%, 53%)
HSVhsv(76, 73%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 73%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(81.3% 0.18 123.6)
LABlab(79.91% -29.27 66.45)
LCHlch(79.91% 72.61 113.78)

What #ABD43A 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 #ABD43A, 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.

#ABD43A Channel Values

How #ABD43A 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 212 · B 588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 76° · S 64% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 76° · S 73% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 73% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.72:1 vs white · 12.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABD43A 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 text12.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ABD43A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ABD43A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABD43A; 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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Tints & Shades of #ABD43A

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ABD43A.

How #ABD43A 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#ABD43A
Protanopia#CECE3B
Protanomaly#C1D03A
Deuteranopia#C8C83F
Deuteranomaly#BDCD3D
Tritanopia#B9C8C8
Tritanomaly#B4CDA3
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABD43A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abd43a: #ABD43A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABD43A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abd43a': '#ABD43A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.831, blue: 0.227)
Android XML<color name="color_abd43a">#ABD43A</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABD43A"

More Green Colors

#ABD43A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABD43A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABD43A?

#ABD43A is a mid-tone green — rgb(171, 212, 58) in RGB and hsl(76, 64%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.01.

What is the RGB value of #ABD43A?

#ABD43A is rgb(171, 212, 58) — red 171, green 212, and blue 58 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABD43A?

#ABD43A converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 73%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABD43A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABD43A scores 1.72:1 against white and 12.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABD43A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABD43A 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 5.01, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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