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#AADE9C Color

#AADE9C is rgb(170, 222, 156) in RGB, hsl(107, 50%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 30%, 13%) 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 3.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AADE9C
HEX#AADE9C
RGBrgb(170, 222, 156)
HSLhsl(107, 50%, 74%)
HSVhsv(107, 30%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 30%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(84.8% 0.104 139.1)
LABlab(83.61% -26.56 26.83)
LCHlch(83.61% 37.75 134.71)

What #AADE9C 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 #AADE9C, 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.

#AADE9C Channel Values

How #AADE9C 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 1568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 107° · S 50% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 107° · S 30% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.54:1 vs white · 13.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AADE9C 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 text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AADE9C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AADE9C; 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 #AADE9C

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AADE9C.

How #AADE9C 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#AADE9C
Protanopia#D6D69C
Protanomaly#C6D99C
Deuteranopia#CFCF9E
Deuteranomaly#C1D59D
Tritanopia#B3D7D7
Tritanomaly#B0DAC2
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AADE9C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aade9c: #AADE9C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AADE9C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aade9c': '#AADE9C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.871, blue: 0.612)
Android XML<color name="color_aade9c">#AADE9C</color>
SVG fillfill="#AADE9C"

More Green Colors

#AADE9C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AADE9C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AADE9C?

#AADE9C is a light green — rgb(170, 222, 156) in RGB and hsl(107, 50%, 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 3.27.

What is the RGB value of #AADE9C?

#AADE9C is rgb(170, 222, 156) — red 170, green 222, and blue 156 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AADE9C?

#AADE9C converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 30%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AADE9C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AADE9C scores 1.54:1 against white and 13.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AADE9C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AADE9C 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 15.25, which is visibly different.

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