Palettes / Colors / #1ABA08

#1ABA08 — Vivid Green

#1ABA08 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color ForestGreen (#228B22). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: forestgreen (#228B22) — not an exact match. CSS forestgreen gives you #228B22, a different color; use #1ABA08 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#1ABA08 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A808BA; it also sits naturally between #73BA08 and #08BA4F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 10% · Green 73% · Blue 3%

Cyan 86% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 96% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #1ABA08

.text { color: #1ABA08; }
.background { background-color: #1ABA08; }
.border { border: 3px solid #1ABA08; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(26, 186, 8); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(114, 92%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #1ABA08; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(26, 186, 8, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #1ABA08; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(26, 186, 8, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#1ABA08">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#1ABA08">Div content here</div>

Shades of #1ABA08

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A808BA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #1ABA08: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #1ABA08

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #1ABA08 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #1ABA08 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #1ABA07  ·  #1ABA09 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #1ABA08?

#1ABA08 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 26, 186, 8). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #1ABA08?

#1ABA08 is RGB 26, 186, 8 — HSL 114°, 92%, 38% — CMYK 86%, 0%, 96%, 27%.

What colors go with #1ABA08?

Its complement is #A808BA; analogous partners are #73BA08 and #08BA4F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #1ABA08 for text?

Black text on #1ABA08 has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.60:1.