Palettes / Colors / #ABE199

#ABE199 — Light Green

#ABE199 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color LightGreen (#90EE90). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightgreen (#90EE90) — not an exact match. CSS lightgreen gives you #90EE90, a different color; use #ABE199 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.

#ABE199 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 #CF98E1; it also sits naturally between #CFE198 and #98E1AA. 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 67% · Green 88% · Blue 60%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABE199

.text { color: #ABE199; }
.background { background-color: #ABE199; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABE199; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 225, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(105, 55%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABE199; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 225, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABE199; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 225, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABE199">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABE199">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CF98E1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABE199: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABE199

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 #ABE199 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 #ABE199 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

← #ABE198  ·  #ABE19A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABE199?

#ABE199 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 171, 225, 153). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABE199?

#ABE199 is RGB 171, 225, 153 — HSL 105°, 55%, 74% — CMYK 24%, 0%, 32%, 12%.

What colors go with #ABE199?

Its complement is #CF98E1; analogous partners are #CFE198 and #98E1AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABE199 for text?

Black text on #ABE199 has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.