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#A2DDAD Color

#A2DDAD is rgb(162, 221, 173) in RGB, hsl(131, 46%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 0%, 22%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Celadon (#ACE1AF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A2DDAD
HEX#A2DDAD
RGBrgb(162, 221, 173)
HSLhsl(131, 46%, 75%)
HSVhsv(131, 27%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 22%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(84.4% 0.09 149.8)
LABlab(83.13% -26.71 17.33)
LCHlch(83.13% 31.84 147.03)

What #A2DDAD 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 #A2DDAD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#A2DDAD Channel Values

How #A2DDAD 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 162 · G 221 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 131° · S 46% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 131° · S 27% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.56:1 vs white · 13.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A2DDAD 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 text1.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A2DDAD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A2DDAD; 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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Tints & Shades of #A2DDAD

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A2DDAD.

How #A2DDAD 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#A2DDAD
Protanopia#D4D4AD
Protanomaly#C2D8AD
Deuteranopia#CCCCAF
Deuteranomaly#BDD3AE
Tritanopia#AAD8D8
Tritanomaly#A7DAC8
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A2DDAD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a2ddad: #A2DDAD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A2DDAD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a2ddad': '#A2DDAD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.867, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_a2ddad">#A2DDAD</color>
SVG fillfill="#A2DDAD"

More Green Colors

#A2DDAD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A2DDAD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A2DDAD?

#A2DDAD is a light green — rgb(162, 221, 173) in RGB and hsl(131, 46%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Celadon (#ACE1AF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.91.

What is the RGB value of #A2DDAD?

#A2DDAD is rgb(162, 221, 173) — red 162, green 221, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A2DDAD?

#A2DDAD converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 0%, 22%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A2DDAD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A2DDAD scores 1.56:1 against white and 13.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A2DDAD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A2DDAD 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 11.91, which is visibly different.

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