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#ABE8BF Color

#ABE8BF is rgb(171, 232, 191) in RGB, hsl(140, 57%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 18%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Celadon (#ACE1AF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABE8BF
HEX#ABE8BF
RGBrgb(171, 232, 191)
HSLhsl(140, 57%, 79%)
HSVhsv(140, 26%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 18%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(87.9% 0.084 154.9)
LABlab(87.03% -26.22 13.50)
LCHlch(87.03% 29.49 152.75)

What #ABE8BF 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 #ABE8BF, 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.

#ABE8BF Channel Values

How #ABE8BF 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 232 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 140° · S 57% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 140° · S 26% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 15.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABE8BF 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ABE8BF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABE8BF; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #ABE8BF

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 #ABE8BF.

How #ABE8BF 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#ABE8BF
Protanopia#DFDFBF
Protanomaly#CCE3BF
Deuteranopia#D6D6C1
Deuteranomaly#C6DEC0
Tritanopia#B2E3E3
Tritanomaly#AFE5D6
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABE8BF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abe8bf: #ABE8BF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABE8BF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abe8bf': '#ABE8BF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.910, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_abe8bf">#ABE8BF</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABE8BF"

More Green Colors

#ABE8BF sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABE8BF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABE8BF?

#ABE8BF is a light green — rgb(171, 232, 191) in RGB and hsl(140, 57%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Celadon (#ACE1AF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.86.

What is the RGB value of #ABE8BF?

#ABE8BF is rgb(171, 232, 191) — red 171, green 232, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABE8BF?

#ABE8BF converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 18%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABE8BF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABE8BF scores 1.4:1 against white and 15.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABE8BF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABE8BF 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 16.04, which is visibly different.

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