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#ABE137 Color

#ABE137 is rgb(171, 225, 55) in RGB, hsl(79, 74%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 76%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABE137
HEX#ABE137
RGBrgb(171, 225, 55)
HSLhsl(79, 74%, 55%)
HSVhsv(79, 76%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 76%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(84.3% 0.197 126.2)
LABlab(83.58% -34.90 70.76)
LCHlch(83.58% 78.91 116.25)

What #ABE137 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 #ABE137, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 7.14Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 8.72Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 9.37Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 10.44Limerick#9DC209ΔE 12.06Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 12.11

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

#ABE137 Channel Values

How #ABE137 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 225 · B 558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 74% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 76% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 76% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.55:1 vs white · 13.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABE137 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 text1.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ABE137 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ABE137

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABE137; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ABE137
Complementary
#6D37E1
Analogous
#E1C237
Analogous
#56E137
Triadic
#37ABE1
Triadic
#E137AB
Split comp.
#3756E1
Split comp.
#C237E1

Tints & Shades of #ABE137

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

#B7E552
#C2E96D
#CDED87
#DAF2A6
#E5F6C1
#F0FADC

Shades

#9CD520
#82B11B
#6B9216
#547311
#3E540D
#243107

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ABE137.

How #ABE137 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#ABE137
Protanopia#D9D938
Protanomaly#C8DC38
Deuteranopia#D1D13E
Deuteranomaly#C3D83B
Tritanopia#BBD5D5
Tritanomaly#B5DAAC
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABE137 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abe137: #ABE137;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABE137;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abe137': '#ABE137' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.882, blue: 0.216)
Android XML<color name="color_abe137">#ABE137</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABE137"

More Green Colors

#ABE137 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#ABE137 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABE137?

#ABE137 is a mid-tone green — rgb(171, 225, 55) in RGB and hsl(79, 74%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.14.

What is the RGB value of #ABE137?

#ABE137 is rgb(171, 225, 55) — red 171, green 225, and blue 55 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABE137?

#ABE137 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 76%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABE137 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABE137 scores 1.55:1 against white and 13.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABE137 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABE137 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 8.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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