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#ABBE8A

#ABBE8A is a light, muted green, close to the color Willow. In RGB it’s made of 67.1% red, 74.5% green, and 54.1% blue. Its hue is 82°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #ABBE8A as they’d see it.

Typical vision#ABBE8A
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #ABBE8A?

#ABBE8A is a light, muted green, close to the color Willow. In RGB it’s made of 67.1% red, 74.5% green, and 54.1% blue. Its hue is 82°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #ABBE8A in RGB?

#ABBE8A is rgb(171, 190, 138): 171 red, 190 green, and 138 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #ABBE8A in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(10, 0, 27, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #ABBE8A?

PANTONE 7492 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #ABBE8A?

Its complement #C2AEE2 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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