#ABD8BC Color

#ABD8BC is rgb(171, 216, 188) in RGB, hsl(143, 37%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 13%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABD8BC

HEX#ABD8BC

RGBrgb(171, 216, 188)

HSLhsl(143, 37%, 76%)

HSVhsv(143, 21%, 85%)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 13%, 15%)

OKLCHoklch(84.3% 0.061 157.5)

LABlab(82.56% -19.42 8.80)

LCHlch(82.56% 21.32 155.61)

What #ABD8BC 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 #ABD8BC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 4.63 Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.53 Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 9.58 Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 10.71 Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 11.4 Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 11.63

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

#ABD8BC Channel Values

How #ABD8BC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 171 · G 216 · B 188	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 143° · S 37% · L 76%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 143° · S 21% · V 85%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 21% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 15%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.58:1 vs white · 13.28:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABD8BC 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 text1.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text13.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ABD8BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABD8BC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #ABD8BC

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 #ABD8BC.

How #ABD8BC 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#ABD8BC

Protanopia#D1D1BC

Protanomaly#C3D4BC

Deuteranopia#CBCBBD

Deuteranomaly#BFD0BD

Tritanopia#AFD5D5

Tritanomaly#AED6CB

Achromatopsia#CECECE

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Using #ABD8BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abd8bc: #ABD8BC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABD8BC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abd8bc': '#ABD8BC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.847, blue: 0.737)

Android XML<color name="color_abd8bc">#ABD8BC</color>

SVG fillfill="#ABD8BC"

More Green Colors

#ABD8BC sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#ABD8BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABD8BC?

#ABD8BC is a light green — rgb(171, 216, 188) in RGB and hsl(143, 37%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.63.

What is the RGB value of #ABD8BC?

#ABD8BC is rgb(171, 216, 188) — red 171, green 216, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABD8BC?

#ABD8BC converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 13%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABD8BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABD8BC scores 1.58:1 against white and 13.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABD8BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABD8BC 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 14.07, which is visibly different.

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