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#ABEC8D Color

#ABEC8D is rgb(171, 236, 141) in RGB, hsl(101, 71%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 40%, 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 7.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABEC8D
HEX#ABEC8D
RGBrgb(171, 236, 141)
HSLhsl(101, 71%, 74%)
HSVhsv(101, 40%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 40%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.7% 0.141 136.3)
LABlab(87.39% -33.84 39.21)
LCHlch(87.39% 51.79 130.80)

What #ABEC8D 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 #ABEC8D, 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.

#ABEC8D Channel Values

How #ABEC8D 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 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 101° · S 71% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 101° · S 40% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABEC8D 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 text15.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ABEC8D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABEC8D; 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 #ABEC8D

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 #ABEC8D.

How #ABEC8D 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#ABEC8D
Protanopia#E3E38D
Protanomaly#CFE68D
Deuteranopia#D9D990
Deuteranomaly#C8E18F
Tritanopia#B8E3E3
Tritanomaly#B3E7C6
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABEC8D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abec8d: #ABEC8D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABEC8D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abec8d': '#ABEC8D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.925, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_abec8d">#ABEC8D</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABEC8D"

More Green Colors

#ABEC8D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABEC8D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABEC8D?

#ABEC8D is a light green — rgb(171, 236, 141) in RGB and hsl(101, 71%, 74%) 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 7.41.

What is the RGB value of #ABEC8D?

#ABEC8D is rgb(171, 236, 141) — red 171, green 236, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABEC8D?

#ABEC8D converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 40%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABEC8D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABEC8D scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABEC8D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABEC8D 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 9.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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