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#ABDC79 Color

#ABDC79 is rgb(171, 220, 121) in RGB, hsl(90, 59%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 45%, 14%) 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 8.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABDC79
HEX#ABDC79
RGBrgb(171, 220, 121)
HSLhsl(90, 59%, 67%)
HSVhsv(90, 45%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 45%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(83.8% 0.138 130.5)
LABlab(82.66% -28.84 43.02)
LCHlch(82.66% 51.79 123.84)

What #ABDC79 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 #ABDC79, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 8.36Pistachio#93C572ΔE 10.74Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 12.26Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 13.09Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 14.34Mantis#74C365ΔE 15.24

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

#ABDC79 Channel Values

How #ABDC79 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 220 · B 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 90° · S 59% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 90° · S 45% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 45% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.59:1 vs white · 13.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABDC79 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 text1.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ABDC79 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ABDC79

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABDC79; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ABDC79
Complementary
#AB79DC
Analogous
#DCDC79
Analogous
#79DC79
Triadic
#79ABDC
Triadic
#DC79AB
Split comp.
#7979DC
Split comp.
#DC79DC

Tints & Shades of #ABDC79

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

#B5E189
#C2E69E
#CCEAAE
#D9EFC2
#E3F3D2
#F0F9E7

Shades

#94D355
#7DC733
#66A22A
#4F7E20
#385917
#21350E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ABDC79.

How #ABDC79 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#ABDC79
Protanopia#D5D579
Protanomaly#C5D879
Deuteranopia#CDCD7B
Deuteranomaly#C1D37B
Tritanopia#B7D3D3
Tritanomaly#B2D7B6
Achromatopsia#CDCDCD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABDC79 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abdc79: #ABDC79;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABDC79;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abdc79': '#ABDC79' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.863, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_abdc79">#ABDC79</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABDC79"

More Green Colors

#ABDC79 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#ABDC79 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABDC79?

#ABDC79 is a light green — rgb(171, 220, 121) in RGB and hsl(90, 59%, 67%) 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 8.36.

What is the RGB value of #ABDC79?

#ABDC79 is rgb(171, 220, 121) — red 171, green 220, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABDC79?

#ABDC79 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 45%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABDC79 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABDC79 scores 1.59:1 against white and 13.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABDC79 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABDC79 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 16.13, which is visibly different.

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