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#AADEA6 Color

#AADEA6 is rgb(170, 222, 166) in RGB, hsl(116, 46%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 25%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AADEA6
HEX#AADEA6
RGBrgb(170, 222, 166)
HSLhsl(116, 46%, 76%)
HSVhsv(116, 25%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 25%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(85% 0.094 142.9)
LABlab(83.77% -25.37 21.91)
LCHlch(83.77% 33.52 139.19)

What #AADEA6 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 #AADEA6, 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.

#AADEA6 Channel Values

How #AADEA6 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 1668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 116° · S 46% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 116° · S 25% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AADEA6 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AADEA6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AADEA6; 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 #AADEA6

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

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How #AADEA6 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#AADEA6
Protanopia#D6D6A6
Protanomaly#C6D9A6
Deuteranopia#CFCFA8
Deuteranomaly#C1D5A7
Tritanopia#B2D8D8
Tritanomaly#AFDAC6
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

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Using #AADEA6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aadea6: #AADEA6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AADEA6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aadea6': '#AADEA6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.871, blue: 0.651)
Android XML<color name="color_aadea6">#AADEA6</color>
SVG fillfill="#AADEA6"

More Green Colors

#AADEA6 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AADEA6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AADEA6?

#AADEA6 is a light green — rgb(170, 222, 166) in RGB and hsl(116, 46%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.19.

What is the RGB value of #AADEA6?

#AADEA6 is rgb(170, 222, 166) — red 170, green 222, and blue 166 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AADEA6?

#AADEA6 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 25%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AADEA6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AADEA6 scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AADEA6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AADEA6 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 12.76, which is visibly different.

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