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#ABD4BD Color

#ABD4BD is rgb(171, 212, 189) in RGB, hsl(146, 32%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 11%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABD4BD
HEX#ABD4BD
RGBrgb(171, 212, 189)
HSLhsl(146, 32%, 75%)
HSVhsv(146, 19%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 11%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(83.4% 0.054 160.4)
LABlab(81.48% -17.42 6.75)
LCHlch(81.48% 18.69 158.82)

What #ABD4BD 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 #ABD4BD, 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.

#ABD4BD Channel Values

How #ABD4BD 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 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 146° · S 32% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 146° · S 19% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABD4BD 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 text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ABD4BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ABD4BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABD4BD; 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 #ABD4BD

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 #ABD4BD.

How #ABD4BD 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#ABD4BD
Protanopia#CECEBD
Protanomaly#C1D0BD
Deuteranopia#C8C8BE
Deuteranomaly#BDCDBE
Tritanopia#AFD1D1
Tritanomaly#ADD2C9
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABD4BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abd4bd: #ABD4BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABD4BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abd4bd': '#ABD4BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.831, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_abd4bd">#ABD4BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABD4BD"

More Green Colors

#ABD4BD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABD4BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABD4BD?

#ABD4BD is a light green — rgb(171, 212, 189) in RGB and hsl(146, 32%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.21.

What is the RGB value of #ABD4BD?

#ABD4BD is rgb(171, 212, 189) — red 171, green 212, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABD4BD?

#ABD4BD converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 11%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABD4BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABD4BD scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABD4BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABD4BD 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 15.26, which is visibly different.

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