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#ABFEA9 Color

#ABFEA9 is rgb(171, 254, 169) in RGB, hsl(119, 98%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 0%, 33%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Green (#90EE90), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ABFEA9
HEX#ABFEA9
RGBrgb(171, 254, 169)
HSLhsl(119, 98%, 83%)
HSVhsv(119, 33%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 0%, 33%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(92.3% 0.139 143.8)
LABlab(92.80% -38.34 32.44)
LCHlch(92.80% 50.22 139.77)

What #ABFEA9 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 #ABFEA9, 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.

#ABFEA9 Channel Values

How #ABFEA9 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 254 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 119° · S 98% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 119° · S 33% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 0% · Y 33% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.2:1 vs white · 17.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ABFEA9 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 text1.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ABFEA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ABFEA9; 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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Tints & Shades of #ABFEA9

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ABFEA9.

How #ABFEA9 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#ABFEA9
Protanopia#F2F2AA
Protanomaly#DAF7A9
Deuteranopia#E7E7AC
Deuteranomaly#D2F0AB
Tritanopia#B9F5F5
Tritanomaly#B3F9DB
Achromatopsia#EAEAEA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ABFEA9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-abfea9: #ABFEA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ABFEA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-abfea9': '#ABFEA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.671, green: 0.996, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_abfea9">#ABFEA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#ABFEA9"

More Green Colors

#ABFEA9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ABFEA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ABFEA9?

#ABFEA9 is a lightest green — rgb(171, 254, 169) in RGB and hsl(119, 98%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.72.

What is the RGB value of #ABFEA9?

#ABFEA9 is rgb(171, 254, 169) — red 171, green 254, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ABFEA9?

#ABFEA9 converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 0%, 33%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ABFEA9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ABFEA9 scores 1.2:1 against white and 17.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ABFEA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ABFEA9 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 8.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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