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#ABE51B

#abe51b ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#abe51b is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 89.8% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.21% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 77.23°, with 79.53% saturation and 50.2% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 4.84.

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Relative luminance0.6478

Complementary

  1. #abe51b
  2. #551be5

Split complementary

  1. #abe51b
  2. #1b46e5
  3. #ba1be5

Analogous

  1. #e5ba1b
  2. #abe51b
  3. #46e51b

Triadic

  1. #abe51b
  2. #1babe5
  3. #e51bab

Tetradic

  1. #abe51b
  2. #1be555
  3. #551be5
  4. #e51bab

Square

  1. #abe51b
  2. #1be5ba
  3. #551be5
  4. #e51b46

Monochromatic

  1. #455c0b
  2. #78a112
  3. #abe51b
  4. #c4ed60
  5. #def5a4

Shades

#abe51b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abe51b
  2. #9ace18
  3. #89b716
  4. #78a013
  5. #678910
  6. #56730e
  7. #445c0b
  8. #334508
  9. #222e05
  10. #111703
  11. #000000

Tints

#abe51b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abe51b
  2. #b3e832
  3. #bcea49
  4. #c4ed5f
  5. #cdef76
  6. #d5f28d
  7. #ddf5a4
  8. #e6f7bb
  9. #eefad1
  10. #f7fce8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abe51b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abe51b
  2. #a7db25
  3. #a2d12f
  4. #9ec739
  5. #9abd43
  6. #96b34e
  7. #91a858
  8. #8d9e62
  9. #89946c
  10. #848a76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4daa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2d500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead238 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3dac3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9db00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4da2f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0de9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abe51b {
  color: #abe51b;
}
Background
.bg-abe51b {
  background-color: #abe51b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abe51b {
  border: 2px solid #abe51b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abe51b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 229 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 80% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abe51b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abe51b, #46e51b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abe51b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 229 27 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.84 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.23 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.73 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.85 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.16 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.53 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.93 #541ae4 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#abe51b  rgb(171, 229, 27)  hsl(77, 80%, 50%)  Inchworm
#551be5  rgb(85, 27, 229)  hsl(257, 80%, 50%)  Han Purple
#1babe5  rgb(27, 171, 229)  hsl(197, 80%, 50%)  Carolina Blue
#e51bab  rgb(229, 27, 171)  hsl(317, 80%, 50%)  Shocking Pink