#00AD74 Color

#00AD74 is rgb(0, 173, 116) in RGB, hsl(160, 100%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 33%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Frog (#00A86B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00AD74

HEX#00AD74

RGBrgb(0, 173, 116)

HSLhsl(160, 100%, 34%)

HSVhsv(160, 100%, 68%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 33%, 32%)

OKLCHoklch(66% 0.147 161)

LABlab(62.52% -49.59 18.36)

LCHlch(62.52% 52.88 159.69)

What #00AD74 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 #00AD74, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Frog#00A86BΔE 3.03 Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 3.44 Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 4.62 Green (NCS)#009F6BΔE 5.86 GO Green#00AB66ΔE 6.55 Shamrock Green#009E60ΔE 6.67

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

#00AD74 Channel Values

How #00AD74 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 0 · G 173 · B 116	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 160° · S 100% · L 34%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 160° · S 100% · V 68%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 0% · Y 33% · K 32%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.9:1 vs white · 7.23:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00AD74 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 text2.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #00AD74

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00AD74; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #00AD74

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

Shades

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How #00AD74 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#00AD74

Protanopia#9F9F75

Protanomaly#7EA574

Deuteranopia#909078

Deuteranomaly#729D76

Tritanopia#31A7A7

Tritanomaly#25AA95

Achromatopsia#979797

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Using #00AD74 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-00ad74: #00AD74;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00AD74;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00ad74': '#00AD74' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.678, blue: 0.455)

Android XML<color name="color_00ad74">#00AD74</color>

SVG fillfill="#00AD74"

More Green Colors

#00AD74 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

00b300 00ad43 00b871 00ab66 00bc7d 00a877 00bd00 00a86b 00bd5e 00a63e 00c950 00a550 043927 195905 2e8b57 3b7500 506a1b 66ff99 88e288 9bff05 b0f3b0 ccff66 e4ffbd 005700

#00AD74 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00AD74?

#00AD74 is a dark green — rgb(0, 173, 116) in RGB and hsl(160, 100%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Frog (#00A86B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.03.

What is the RGB value of #00AD74?

#00AD74 is rgb(0, 173, 116) — red 0, green 173, and blue 116 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00AD74?

#00AD74 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 33%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00AD74 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00AD74 scores 2.9:1 against white and 7.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00AD74 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00AD74 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 7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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