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#ABE7AC Color

#ABE7AC is rgb(171, 231, 172) in RGB, hsl(121, 56%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 26%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABE7AC
HEX#ABE7AC
RGBrgb(171, 231, 172)
HSLhsl(121, 56%, 79%)
HSVhsv(121, 26%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 26%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(87.2% 0.101 145.1)
LABlab(86.43% -28.26 22.44)
LCHlch(86.43% 36.09 141.55)

What #ABE7AC 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 #ABE7AC, 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.

#ABE7AC Channel Values

How #ABE7AC 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 231 · B 1728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 121° · S 56% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 121° · S 26% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABE7AC 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 text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ABE7AC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABE7AC; 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 #ABE7AC

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 #ABE7AC.

How #ABE7AC 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#ABE7AC
Protanopia#DEDEAC
Protanomaly#CCE2AC
Deuteranopia#D6D6AE
Deuteranomaly#C6DDAD
Tritanopia#B4E1E1
Tritanomaly#B0E3CE
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

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Using #ABE7AC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abe7ac: #ABE7AC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABE7AC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abe7ac': '#ABE7AC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.906, blue: 0.675)
Android XML<color name="color_abe7ac">#ABE7AC</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABE7AC"

More Green Colors

#ABE7AC sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABE7AC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABE7AC?

#ABE7AC is a light green — rgb(171, 231, 172) in RGB and hsl(121, 56%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.77.

What is the RGB value of #ABE7AC?

#ABE7AC is rgb(171, 231, 172) — red 171, green 231, and blue 172 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABE7AC?

#ABE7AC converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 26%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABE7AC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABE7AC scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABE7AC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABE7AC 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 16.22, which is visibly different.

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