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#AADE7C Color

#AADE7C is rgb(170, 222, 124) in RGB, hsl(92, 60%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 44%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AADE7C
HEX#AADE7C
RGBrgb(170, 222, 124)
HSLhsl(92, 60%, 68%)
HSVhsv(92, 44%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 44%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(84.2% 0.139 131.6)
LABlab(83.20% -29.81 42.21)
LCHlch(83.20% 51.68 125.23)

What #AADE7C 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 #AADE7C, 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.

#AADE7C Channel Values

How #AADE7C 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 222 · B 1248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 92° · S 60% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 92° · S 44% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.56:1 vs white · 13.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AADE7C 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 text13.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AADE7C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AADE7C; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AADE7C

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 #AADE7C.

How #AADE7C 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#AADE7C
Protanopia#D6D67C
Protanomaly#C6D97C
Deuteranopia#CFCF7F
Deuteranomaly#C1D57E
Tritanopia#B6D5D5
Tritanomaly#B1D9B8
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AADE7C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aade7c: #AADE7C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AADE7C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aade7c': '#AADE7C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.871, blue: 0.486)
Android XML<color name="color_aade7c">#AADE7C</color>
SVG fillfill="#AADE7C"

More Green Colors

#AADE7C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AADE7C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AADE7C?

#AADE7C is a light green — rgb(170, 222, 124) in RGB and hsl(92, 60%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.04.

What is the RGB value of #AADE7C?

#AADE7C is rgb(170, 222, 124) — red 170, green 222, and blue 124 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AADE7C?

#AADE7C converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 44%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AADE7C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AADE7C scores 1.56:1 against white and 13.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AADE7C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AADE7C 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 14.83, which is visibly different.

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