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#ABEC89 Color

#ABEC89 is rgb(171, 236, 137) in RGB, hsl(99, 72%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 42%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Menthol (#C1F9A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABEC89
HEX#ABEC89
RGBrgb(171, 236, 137)
HSLhsl(99, 72%, 73%)
HSVhsv(99, 42%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 42%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.7% 0.145 135.6)
LABlab(87.34% -34.23 41.09)
LCHlch(87.34% 53.48 129.80)

What #ABEC89 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 #ABEC89, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 8.65Light Green#90EE90ΔE 9.99Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 11.6Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 12.98Mint#98FF98ΔE 13.11Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 14.16

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

#ABEC89 Channel Values

How #ABEC89 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 236 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 99° · S 72% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 99° · S 42% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 42% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABEC89 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ABEC89 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ABEC89

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABEC89; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ABEC89
Complementary
#C989EC
Analogous
#DDEC89
Analogous
#89EC97
Triadic
#89ABEC
Triadic
#EC89AB
Split comp.
#9789EC
Split comp.
#EC89DD

Tints & Shades of #ABEC89

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

#B8EF9A
#C1F1A7
#CDF4B9
#D7F6C6
#E3F9D8
#ECFBE5

Shades

#8CE55D
#6DDD31
#56BD1F
#449518
#306911
#1C3D0A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ABEC89.

How #ABEC89 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#ABEC89
Protanopia#E3E389
Protanomaly#CFE689
Deuteranopia#D9D98C
Deuteranomaly#C8E18B
Tritanopia#B9E3E3
Tritanomaly#B3E6C5
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABEC89 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abec89: #ABEC89;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABEC89;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abec89': '#ABEC89' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.925, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_abec89">#ABEC89</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABEC89"

More Green Colors

#ABEC89 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#ABEC89 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABEC89?

#ABEC89 is a light green — rgb(171, 236, 137) in RGB and hsl(99, 72%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Menthol (#C1F9A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.65.

What is the RGB value of #ABEC89?

#ABEC89 is rgb(171, 236, 137) — red 171, green 236, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABEC89?

#ABEC89 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 42%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABEC89 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABEC89 scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABEC89 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABEC89 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 9.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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