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#ABEDB1 Color

#ABEDB1 is rgb(171, 237, 177) in RGB, hsl(125, 65%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 25%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABEDB1
HEX#ABEDB1
RGBrgb(171, 237, 177)
HSLhsl(125, 65%, 80%)
HSVhsv(125, 28%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 25%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(88.6% 0.105 146.9)
LABlab(88.18% -30.24 22.26)
LCHlch(88.18% 37.56 143.64)

What #ABEDB1 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 #ABEDB1, 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.

#ABEDB1 Channel Values

How #ABEDB1 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 237 · B 1778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 125° · S 65% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 125° · S 28% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.36:1 vs white · 15.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABEDB1 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 text1.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ABEDB1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ABEDB1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABEDB1; 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 #ABEDB1

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 #ABEDB1.

How #ABEDB1 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#ABEDB1
Protanopia#E3E3B1
Protanomaly#CFE7B1
Deuteranopia#DADAB3
Deuteranomaly#C9E2B2
Tritanopia#B4E7E7
Tritanomaly#B1E9D3
Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABEDB1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abedb1: #ABEDB1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABEDB1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abedb1': '#ABEDB1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.929, blue: 0.694)
Android XML<color name="color_abedb1">#ABEDB1</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABEDB1"

More Green Colors

#ABEDB1 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABEDB1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABEDB1?

#ABEDB1 is a lightest green — rgb(171, 237, 177) in RGB and hsl(125, 65%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.57.

What is the RGB value of #ABEDB1?

#ABEDB1 is rgb(171, 237, 177) — red 171, green 237, and blue 177 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABEDB1?

#ABEDB1 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 25%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABEDB1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABEDB1 scores 1.36:1 against white and 15.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABEDB1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABEDB1 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 18.51, which is visibly different.

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