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#AADC9E Color

#AADC9E is rgb(170, 220, 158) in RGB, hsl(108, 47%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 28%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AADC9E
HEX#AADC9E
RGBrgb(170, 220, 158)
HSLhsl(108, 47%, 74%)
HSVhsv(108, 28%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 28%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(84.4% 0.099 139.6)
LABlab(83.09% -25.44 25.10)
LCHlch(83.09% 35.74 135.38)

What #AADC9E 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 #AADC9E, 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.

#AADC9E Channel Values

How #AADC9E 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 170 · G 220 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 108° · S 47% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 108° · S 28% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.56:1 vs white · 13.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AADC9E 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 text13.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AADC9E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AADC9E; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AADC9E

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AADC9E.

How #AADC9E 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#AADC9E
Protanopia#D5D59E
Protanomaly#C5D89E
Deuteranopia#CDCDA0
Deuteranomaly#C0D39F
Tritanopia#B3D5D5
Tritanomaly#AFD8C2
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AADC9E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aadc9e: #AADC9E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AADC9E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aadc9e': '#AADC9E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.863, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_aadc9e">#AADC9E</color>
SVG fillfill="#AADC9E"

More Green Colors

#AADC9E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AADC9E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AADC9E?

#AADC9E is a light green — rgb(170, 220, 158) in RGB and hsl(108, 47%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.86.

What is the RGB value of #AADC9E?

#AADC9E is rgb(170, 220, 158) — red 170, green 220, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AADC9E?

#AADC9E converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 28%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AADC9E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AADC9E scores 1.56:1 against white and 13.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AADC9E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AADC9E 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 13.57, which is visibly different.

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