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#0AFFAD Color

#0AFFAD is rgb(10, 255, 173) in RGB, hsl(160, 100%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(96%, 0%, 32%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Green (#00FA9A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0AFFAD
HEX#0AFFAD
RGBrgb(10, 255, 173)
HSLhsl(160, 100%, 52%)
HSVhsv(160, 96%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(96%, 0%, 32%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(88.3% 0.196 160.9)
LABlab(89.06% -66.09 24.61)
LCHlch(89.06% 70.52 159.58)

What #0AFFAD 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 #0AFFAD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 7.4Technobotanica#00FFBFΔE 9.12Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 15.4Sea Green (Crayola)#00FFCDΔE 16.34Olo#01FFCDΔE 16.34Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 18.04

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

#0AFFAD Channel Values

How #0AFFAD 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 10 · G 255 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 160° · S 100% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 160° · S 96% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 96% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.32:1 vs white · 15.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #0AFFAD 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 text1.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #0AFFAD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #0AFFAD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #0AFFAD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#0AFFAD
Complementary
#FF0A5C
Analogous
#0AFF33
Analogous
#0AD6FF
Triadic
#AD0AFF
Triadic
#FFAD0A
Split comp.
#FF0AD6
Split comp.
#FF330A

Tints & Shades of #0AFFAD

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

#2EFFB9
#4DFFC3
#70FFCF
#8FFFDA
#B3FFE5
#D1FFF0

Shades

#00E699
#00C281
#009E69
#008055
#005C3D
#003825

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #0AFFAD.

How #0AFFAD 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#0AFFAD
Protanopia#EBEBAE
Protanomaly#BBF3AE
Deuteranopia#D6D6B2
Deuteranomaly#AAE7B0
Tritanopia#4FF7F7
Tritanomaly#3EFADD
Achromatopsia#E0E0E0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #0AFFAD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-0affad: #0AFFAD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0AFFAD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-0affad': '#0AFFAD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.039, green: 1.000, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_0affad">#0AFFAD</color>
SVG fillfill="#0AFFAD"

More Green Colors

#0AFFAD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#0AFFAD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #0AFFAD?

#0AFFAD is a mid-tone green — rgb(10, 255, 173) in RGB and hsl(160, 100%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Green (#00FA9A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.4.

What is the RGB value of #0AFFAD?

#0AFFAD is rgb(10, 255, 173) — red 10, green 255, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0AFFAD?

#0AFFAD converts to approximately cmyk(96%, 0%, 32%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0AFFAD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #0AFFAD scores 1.32:1 against white and 15.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0AFFAD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0AFFAD 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 mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 7.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.