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#00AD6E Color

#00AD6E is rgb(0, 173, 110) in RGB, hsl(158, 100%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 36%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Frog (#00A86B), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00AD6E
HEX#00AD6E
RGBrgb(0, 173, 110)
HSLhsl(158, 100%, 34%)
HSVhsv(158, 100%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 36%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(65.9% 0.152 158.7)
LABlab(62.43% -50.57 21.44)
LCHlch(62.43% 54.93 157.03)

What #00AD6E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #00AD6E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Frog#00A86BΔE 2.12GO Green#00AB66ΔE 3.36Shamrock Green#009E60ΔE 5.81Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 5.84Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 6.39Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 7.68

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#00AD6E Channel Values

How #00AD6E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 0 · G 173 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 158° · S 100% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 158° · S 100% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.92:1 vs white · 7.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00AD6E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #00AD6E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #00AD6E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00AD6E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#00AD6E
Complementary
#AD0040
Analogous
#00AD17
Analogous
#0096AD
Triadic
#6E00AD
Triadic
#AD6E00
Split comp.
#AD0096
Split comp.
#AD1700

Tints & Shades of #00AD6E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#00DB8B
#0AFFA5
#38FFB6
#6BFFC9
#99FFDA
#C7FFEA

Shades

#009961
#008051
#006B44
#005737
#00422A
#00291A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #00AD6E.

How #00AD6E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#00AD6E
Protanopia#9F9F6F
Protanomaly#7EA56E
Deuteranopia#909072
Deuteranomaly#729D70
Tritanopia#33A7A7
Tritanomaly#27A993
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #00AD6E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-00ad6e: #00AD6E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00AD6E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00ad6e': '#00AD6E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.678, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_00ad6e">#00AD6E</color>
SVG fillfill="#00AD6E"

More Green Colors

#00AD6E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#00AD6E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00AD6E?

#00AD6E is a dark green — rgb(0, 173, 110) in RGB and hsl(158, 100%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Frog (#00A86B), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.12.

What is the RGB value of #00AD6E?

#00AD6E is rgb(0, 173, 110) — red 0, green 173, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00AD6E?

#00AD6E converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 36%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00AD6E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00AD6E scores 2.92:1 against white and 7.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00AD6E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00AD6E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 5.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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