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#ABE34A Color

#ABE34A is rgb(171, 227, 74) in RGB, hsl(82, 73%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 67%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABE34A
HEX#ABE34A
RGBrgb(171, 227, 74)
HSLhsl(82, 73%, 59%)
HSVhsv(82, 67%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 67%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(84.9% 0.188 127.4)
LABlab(84.25% -34.96 65.06)
LCHlch(84.25% 73.85 118.25)

What #ABE34A 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 #ABE34A, 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.

#ABE34A Channel Values

How #ABE34A 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 227 · B 748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 82° · S 73% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 82° · S 67% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 67% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.52:1 vs white · 13.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABE34A 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 text1.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ABE34A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABE34A; 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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Tints & Shades of #ABE34A

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ABE34A.

How #ABE34A 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#ABE34A
Protanopia#DBDB4B
Protanomaly#C9DE4B
Deuteranopia#D3D34F
Deuteranomaly#C4D94D
Tritanopia#BBD7D7
Tritanomaly#B5DCB0
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABE34A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abe34a: #ABE34A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABE34A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abe34a': '#ABE34A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.890, blue: 0.290)
Android XML<color name="color_abe34a">#ABE34A</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABE34A"

More Green Colors

#ABE34A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABE34A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABE34A?

#ABE34A is a mid-tone green — rgb(171, 227, 74) in RGB and hsl(82, 73%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #ABE34A?

#ABE34A is rgb(171, 227, 74) — red 171, green 227, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABE34A?

#ABE34A converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 67%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABE34A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABE34A scores 1.52:1 against white and 13.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABE34A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABE34A 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 7.73, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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