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#ABD473 Color

#ABD473 is rgb(171, 212, 115) in RGB, hsl(85, 53%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 46%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABD473
HEX#ABD473
RGBrgb(171, 212, 115)
HSLhsl(85, 53%, 64%)
HSVhsv(85, 46%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 46%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(81.9% 0.133 127.8)
LABlab(80.35% -25.84 43.10)
LCHlch(80.35% 50.25 120.94)

What #ABD473 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 #ABD473, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 7.55Pistachio#93C572ΔE 9.42Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 10.58Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 11.05Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 14.69Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 14.73

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

#ABD473 Channel Values

How #ABD473 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 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 85° · S 53% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 85° · S 46% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.69:1 vs white · 12.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABD473 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 text1.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ABD473 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ABD473

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABD473; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ABD473
Complementary
#9B73D4
Analogous
#D4CC73
Analogous
#7BD473
Triadic
#73ABD4
Triadic
#D473AB
Split comp.
#737BD4
Split comp.
#CC73D4

Tints & Shades of #ABD473

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

#B7DA86
#C3E09A
#CEE6AD
#D7EBBD
#E3F1D0
#EFF7E4

Shades

#96C94F
#82B738
#69942E
#537524
#3A5219
#243310

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ABD473.

How #ABD473 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#ABD473
Protanopia#CECE73
Protanomaly#C1D073
Deuteranopia#C8C875
Deuteranomaly#BDCD74
Tritanopia#B6CBCB
Tritanomaly#B2CFAF
Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABD473 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abd473: #ABD473;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABD473;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abd473': '#ABD473' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.831, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_abd473">#ABD473</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABD473"

More Green Colors

#ABD473 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#ABD473 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABD473?

#ABD473 is a light green — rgb(171, 212, 115) in RGB and hsl(85, 53%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.55.

What is the RGB value of #ABD473?

#ABD473 is rgb(171, 212, 115) — red 171, green 212, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABD473?

#ABD473 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 46%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABD473 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABD473 scores 1.69:1 against white and 12.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABD473 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABD473 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 19.47, which is visibly different.

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