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Recognised as Colour

#ABC59B

  • #ABC59B
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#ABC59B is a green with RGB values 171, 197, 155 and HSL 97°, 27%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#ABC59B#ABC59B
HEX#ABC59B
RGBrgb(171, 197, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.7725, 0.6078
RGB percentages67.1%, 77.3%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(97.1, 26.6%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(97.1, 21.3%, 77.3%)
CMYK13.2%, 0%, 21.3%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,257,243
CSS custom property--colour: #ABC59B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50957WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.19:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#543A64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9BF99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5BC9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#ABC1B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 8.6Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21.4Tan · ΔE 22.5Dark khaki · ΔE 22.7Wheat · ΔE 22.8Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 8.63, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B59BC5
Analogous#C0C59B, #9BC5A0
Triadic#9BABC5, #C59BAB
Split complementary#A09BC5, #C59BC0
Tetradic#9BC0C5, #B59BC5, #C5A09B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFDFC
Lighter +20%#E1EADC
Lighter +10%#C6D8BB
Darker −10%#90B27B
Darker −20%#759E5C
Darker −30%#5D7E49
Darker −40%#455E36
More saturated +25%#A6D987
Less saturated −25%#B0B1AF

Channel breakdown

R171
G197
B155
Red171 (67.1%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue97.14°
Saturation (HSL)26.58%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AB · G C5 · B 9B

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