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#AADFA5 Color

#AADFA5 is rgb(170, 223, 165) in RGB, hsl(115, 48%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 26%, 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 4.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AADFA5
HEX#AADFA5
RGBrgb(170, 223, 165)
HSLhsl(115, 48%, 76%)
HSVhsv(115, 26%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 26%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(85.2% 0.096 142.5)
LABlab(84.03% -25.94 22.78)
LCHlch(84.03% 34.52 138.71)

What #AADFA5 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 #AADFA5, 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.

#AADFA5 Channel Values

How #AADFA5 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 223 · B 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 115° · S 48% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 115° · S 26% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.52:1 vs white · 13.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AADFA5 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 text1.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AADFA5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AADFA5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AADFA5; 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 #AADFA5

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 #AADFA5.

How #AADFA5 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#AADFA5
Protanopia#D7D7A5
Protanomaly#C7DAA5
Deuteranopia#CFCFA7
Deuteranomaly#C2D6A6
Tritanopia#B3D9D9
Tritanomaly#AFDBC6
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AADFA5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aadfa5: #AADFA5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AADFA5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aadfa5': '#AADFA5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.875, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_aadfa5">#AADFA5</color>
SVG fillfill="#AADFA5"

More Green Colors

#AADFA5 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AADFA5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AADFA5?

#AADFA5 is a light green — rgb(170, 223, 165) in RGB and hsl(115, 48%, 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 4.19.

What is the RGB value of #AADFA5?

#AADFA5 is rgb(170, 223, 165) — red 170, green 223, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AADFA5?

#AADFA5 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 26%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AADFA5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AADFA5 scores 1.52:1 against white and 13.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AADFA5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AADFA5 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 13.44, which is visibly different.

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