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#AADFC5 Color

#AADFC5 is rgb(170, 223, 197) in RGB, hsl(151, 45%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 12%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AADFC5
HEX#AADFC5
RGBrgb(170, 223, 197)
HSLhsl(151, 45%, 77%)
HSVhsv(151, 24%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 12%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(86% 0.066 163.4)
LABlab(84.60% -21.66 6.96)
LCHlch(84.60% 22.75 162.17)

What #AADFC5 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 #AADFC5, 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.

#AADFC5 Channel Values

How #AADFC5 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 1978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 151° · S 45% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 151° · S 24% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AADFC5 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AADFC5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AADFC5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AADFC5; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AADFC5

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 #AADFC5.

How #AADFC5 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#AADFC5
Protanopia#D7D7C5
Protanomaly#C7DAC5
Deuteranopia#CFCFC6
Deuteranomaly#C2D6C6
Tritanopia#AEDCDC
Tritanomaly#ADDDD3
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AADFC5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aadfc5: #AADFC5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AADFC5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aadfc5': '#AADFC5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.875, blue: 0.773)
Android XML<color name="color_aadfc5">#AADFC5</color>
SVG fillfill="#AADFC5"

More Green Colors

#AADFC5 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AADFC5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AADFC5?

#AADFC5 is a light green — rgb(170, 223, 197) in RGB and hsl(151, 45%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.5.

What is the RGB value of #AADFC5?

#AADFC5 is rgb(170, 223, 197) — red 170, green 223, and blue 197 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AADFC5?

#AADFC5 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 12%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AADFC5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AADFC5 scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AADFC5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AADFC5 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 paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 14.75, which is visibly different.

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