Recognised as Colour

#ABC40C

#ABC40C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#ABC40C is a yellow with RGB values 171, 196, 12 and HSL 68°, 88%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#ABC40C#ABC40C

HEX#ABC40C

RGBrgb(171, 196, 12)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.7686, 0.0471

RGB percentages67.1%, 76.9%, 4.7%

HSLhsl(68.2, 88.5%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(68.2, 93.9%, 76.9%)

CMYK12.8%, 0%, 93.9%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,256,844

CSS custom property--colour: #ABC40C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48164WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.63:1

Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1

Inverted#543BF3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D2B800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#CFB929no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B6B9A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.4 Green yellow · ΔE 30.7 Yellow · ΔE 30.9 Olivedrab · ΔE 31.7 Gold · ΔE 31.7 Olive · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#250CC4

Analogous#C4810C, #4FC40C

Triadic#0CABC4, #C40CAB

Split complementary#0C4FC4, #810CC4

Tetradic#0CC481, #250CC4, #C40C4F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EEF9A3

Lighter +30%#E4F673

Lighter +20%#DBF343

Lighter +10%#D2F112

Darker −10%#819409

Darker −20%#576406

Darker −30%#2D3403

Darker −40%#030400

More saturated +25%#B4D000

Less saturated −25%#98AA26

Channel breakdown

R171

G196

B12

Red171 (67.1%)

Green196 (76.9%)

Blue12 (4.7%)

Hue68.15°

Saturation (HSL)88.46%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR AB · G C4 · B 0C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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