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#ABC993 — Light Muted Green

#ABC993 is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #ABC993 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.

#ABC993 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B092C8; it also sits naturally between #C6C892 and #92C895. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ABC993 · RGB 171, 201, 147

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Color values

HEX#ABC993
RGB171, 201, 147
HSL93°, 33%, 68%
HSV93°, 27%, 79%
CMYK15%, 0%, 27%, 21%
XYZ42.95, 52.54, 35.48
Yxy52.54, 0.3279, 0.4012
CIE-Lab77.60, -19.77, 23.75
Hunter Lab72.48, -17.48, 18.45

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 79% · Blue 58%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ABC993 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ABC993 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ABC993

.text { color: #ABC993; }
.background { background-color: #ABC993; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABC993; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 201, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(93, 33%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABC993; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 201, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABC993; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 201, 147, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABC993">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABC993">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ABC993

#9BBE7E#88B266#79A654#688E48#597A3E#4A6633#394E27#2A3A1D#192211#0A0E07

Tints of #ABC993

#B3CD9D#BBD3A7#C0D6AE#C8DBB8#D0E0C2#D7E5CC#DFEAD6#E5EEDD#EDF3E7#F4F8F1

Tones of #ABC993

#ABC497#ABC19A#ACBD9E#ACB9A2#ADB5A6#ADB1A9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B092C8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.82:1 Fails
Against black text11.51:1 AAA

Best text color on #ABC993: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABC993

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ABC993: ·

How #ABC993 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B8B8A0Deuteranopia · #B6B4A3Tritanopia · #ADAAAD

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34AMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ABC993 rather than the exact color:

Crystal Ruby Horizon
#2A3817 · #507425 · #81CC3A · #ABC794
Palette F5f0bb
#F5F0BB · #DBDFAA · #B3C890 · #73A9AD
Palette 5f5d9c
#5F5D9C · #6196A6 · #A4CE95 · #F4EDCC
Palette F2ffe9
#F2FFE9 · #A6CF98 · #557C55 · #FA7070
Crystal Orchard
#B0C59A · #4A6F60 · #455C8B · #A155B9
Frozen Twilight
#97884E · #A4C294 · #42956C · #90B9D1

Similar colors

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

#ABC794#B3C890#A4CE95#A6CF98#B0C59A#A4C294#AFD198#A8CD89#B4CA9A#A7D397#ABCD9E#A4CE8B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ABC992  ·  #ABC994 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABC993?

#ABC993 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 171, 201, 147). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABC993?

#ABC993 is RGB 171, 201, 147 — HSL 93°, 33%, 68% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 27%, 21%.

What colors go with #ABC993?

Its complement is #B092C8; analogous partners are #C6C892 and #92C895. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABC993 for text?

Black text on #ABC993 has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.