Palettes / Colors / #ABE698
#ABE698 — Light Green
#ABE698 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegreen (#98FB98) — not an exact match. CSS palegreen gives you #98FB98, a different color; use #ABE698 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.
#ABE698 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 #D398E6; it also sits naturally between #D3E698 and #98E6AC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ABE698 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 171, 230, 152 |
| HSL | 105°, 61%, 75% |
| HSV | 105°, 34%, 90% |
| CMYK | 26%, 0%, 34%, 10% |
| XYZ | 50.76, 67.52, 40.06 |
| Yxy | 67.52, 0.3206, 0.4264 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.77, -32.98, 32.14 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.17, -29.61, 25.07 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 90% · Blue 60%
Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 34% · Key 10%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ABE698
.text { color: #ABE698; }
.background { background-color: #ABE698; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABE698; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 230, 152); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(105, 61%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABE698; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 230, 152, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABE698; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 230, 152, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ABE698">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABE698">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D398E6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.50:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ABE698: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABE698
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #ABE698: ·
How #ABE698 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 #ABE698 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #ABE698?
#ABE698 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 171, 230, 152). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ABE698?
#ABE698 is RGB 171, 230, 152 — HSL 105°, 61%, 75% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 34%, 10%.
What colors go with #ABE698?
Its complement is #D398E6; analogous partners are #D3E698 and #98E6AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ABE698 for text?
Black text on #ABE698 has a contrast ratio of 14.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.