#ABD398

Closest named color: Pale Olive (#B9CC81). oklch(82.3% 0.091 135.8), rgb(171, 211, 152).

Black text reads best on this color (12.50:1).

About this color

#ABD398 is a light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 82%, its chroma 0.091 and its hue 136°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pale Olive (#B9CC81), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 12.50:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	light (82%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.091)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Pale Olive (#B9CC81)
Black text	12.50:1
White text	1.67:1

Values

HEX	#ABD398
RGB	rgb(171, 211, 152)
HSL	hsl(101, 40%, 71%)
OKLCH	oklch(82.3% 0.091 135.8)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #ABD398	1.67:1	Fails	Lc -33.4	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #ABD398	12.50:1	AAA	Lc 74.1	Content text, not long reading
#ABD398 text on white	1.67:1	Fails	Lc 29.7	Dividers and decoration only
#ABD398 text on black	12.50:1	AAA	Lc -73.1	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#F2F7EF

oklch(97% 0.012 133.4)
Step 100
100

#E2EEDD

oklch(93.5% 0.026 136.3)
Step 200
200

#CBE1C0

oklch(88.5% 0.05 135.1)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#ABD398

oklch(82.3% 0.091 135.8)
Step 400
400

#76B454

oklch(70.6% 0.144 135.7)
Step 500
500

#4FA105

oklch(63.2% 0.186 135.9)
Step 600
600

#418700

oklch(55.5% 0.165 135.8)
Step 700
700

#367200

oklch(49.2% 0.146 135.8)
Step 800
800

#2B5D00

oklch(42.6% 0.126 135.7)
Step 900
900

#234E00

oklch(37.8% 0.112 135.7)
Step 950
950

#132E02

oklch(26.9% 0.077 135.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#ABD398 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#D8CA94	0.061
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#D1C69B	0.060
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#ABCFC3	0.063
Achromatopsia (no color)	#C8C8C8	0.091