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#ABEDC5 Color

#ABEDC5 is rgb(171, 237, 197) in RGB, hsl(144, 65%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 17%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABEDC5
HEX#ABEDC5
RGBrgb(171, 237, 197)
HSLhsl(144, 65%, 80%)
HSVhsv(144, 28%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 17%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(89.1% 0.086 157.5)
LABlab(88.52% -27.58 12.49)
LCHlch(88.52% 30.28 155.64)

What #ABEDC5 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 #ABEDC5, 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.

#ABEDC5 Channel Values

How #ABEDC5 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 1978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 144° · S 65% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 144° · S 28% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.34:1 vs white · 15.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABEDC5 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 text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ABEDC5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ABEDC5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABEDC5; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #ABEDC5

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 #ABEDC5.

How #ABEDC5 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#ABEDC5
Protanopia#E3E3C5
Protanomaly#CFE7C5
Deuteranopia#DADAC7
Deuteranomaly#C9E2C6
Tritanopia#B2E8E8
Tritanomaly#AFEADB
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABEDC5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abedc5: #ABEDC5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABEDC5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abedc5': '#ABEDC5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.929, blue: 0.773)
Android XML<color name="color_abedc5">#ABEDC5</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABEDC5"

More Green Colors

#ABEDC5 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABEDC5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABEDC5?

#ABEDC5 is a lightest green — rgb(171, 237, 197) in RGB and hsl(144, 65%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.89.

What is the RGB value of #ABEDC5?

#ABEDC5 is rgb(171, 237, 197) — red 171, green 237, and blue 197 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABEDC5?

#ABEDC5 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 17%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABEDC5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABEDC5 scores 1.34:1 against white and 15.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABEDC5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABEDC5 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 17.13, which is visibly different.

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