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#abc068

a balanced, soft green · warm · closest name: Dark Khaki

RGB
171, 192, 104
HSL
74°, 41%, 58%
CMYK
11, 0, 46, 25
Luminance
0.4736

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #abc068 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#abc068
Hue
74°
green
Saturation
41%
soft
Lightness
58%
balanced
Brightness
75%
HSV value
Perceived
70%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.4736
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
37/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
10.47:1
Closest name
Dark Khaki
ΔE2000 7.1
Where it sits
Hue74° of 360°
Saturation41%
Lightness58%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool37% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#abc068
RGBrgb(171, 192, 104)
HSLhsl(74, 41%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 46%, 25%)
LABlab(74.4 -20.9 41.8)
LCHlch(74.4 46.7 116.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.772 0.116 120.2)
Decimal11255912
Display P3color(display-p3 0.671 0.753 0.408)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #abc068;
background-color: #abc068;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#abc068] bg-[#abc068]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #abc068;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.671, green: 0.753, blue: 0.408)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#abc068")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFABC068)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(104, 192, 171)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #abc068 · 10.47:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.01:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 10.47:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #abc068 as text scores 2.01:1 on white and 10.47:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#abc068 on white: 2.01:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#abc068 on black: 10.47:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #CAB761
deuteranopia · #C7B76D
tritanopia · #B2B8AB

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #abc068 is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F9FAF5
#F2F5EB
#E4EAD2
#D3DEB0
#BDCD88
#abc068
#95AD48
#7C903C
#637330
#495426
#2E3518
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F9FAF5Darkest = 950 · #2E3518
:root {
  --brand-50: #F9FAF5;
  --brand-100: #F2F5EB;
  --brand-200: #E4EAD2;
  --brand-300: #D3DEB0;
  --brand-400: #BDCD88;
  --brand-500: #abc068;
  --brand-600: #95AD48;
  --brand-700: #7C903C;
  --brand-800: #637330;
  --brand-900: #495426;
  --brand-950: #2E3518;
  --brand: #abc068;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #abc068

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F9FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#DFE7C5
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#889B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#6465C4
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#4D5A26
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F5F7ED
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#202414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #abc068

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#7D68C0
Analogous left#C0A968
Analogous right#7FC068
Split-complement 1#687FC0
Split-complement 2#A968C0
Triadic 1#68ABC0
Triadic 2#C068AB
Tetradic#68C0A9

RGB percentages

Red67.1%
Green75.3%
Blue40.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan10.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow45.8%
Key (black)24.7%

Color previews

#abc068 text on a black background

contrast 10.47:1

Card sample

#abc068 text on a white background

contrast 2.01:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #abc068;
Background color
Panel with #abc068 background
background-color: #abc068;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #abc068;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(171, 192, 104, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(171, 192, 104, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #abc068;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abc068, #70C068);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #abc068

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#abc068 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#abc068, answered

What color is #abc068?

#abc068 is a balanced soft green, closest to Dark Khaki (ΔE2000 7.1). It sits at 74° on the hue wheel with 41% saturation and 58% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #abc068?

rgb(171, 192, 104) — 171 red, 192 green and 104 blue out of 255, or 67.1% / 75.3% / 40.8% by channel.

Is #abc068 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.4736 and perceived brightness is 70%, so black text on it reaches 10.47:1.

Should I use black or white text on #abc068?

Black. It scores 10.47:1 against #abc068, versus 2.01:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #abc068?

#7D68C0 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #687FC0 and #A968C0, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #abc068?

For interface work: #F9FAF4 as the surface, #DFE7C5 for borders, #889B4B for secondary text, #6465C4 as an accent and #4D5A26 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #C0A968 and #7FC068 stays calm, while #7D68C0 is the loudest partner.

What is #abc068 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(11%, 0%, 46%, 25%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #abc068 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 37 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #C0B568; nudged cooler, #8AC266.

Work with #abc068 in the Color Lab