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#ADB578 Color

#ADB578 is rgb(173, 181, 120) in RGB, hsl(68, 29%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 34%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Misty Moss (#BBB477), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADB578
HEX#ADB578
RGBrgb(173, 181, 120)
HSLhsl(68, 29%, 59%)
HSVhsv(68, 34%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 34%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(75.2% 0.082 114.5)
LABlab(71.93% -10.20 30.15)
LCHlch(71.93% 31.83 108.68)

What #ADB578 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 #ADB578, 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.

#ADB578 Channel Values

How #ADB578 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 173 · G 181 · B 1208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 68° · S 29% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 68° · S 34% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.17:1 vs white · 9.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADB578 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 text2.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ADB578

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADB578; 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 #ADB578

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 #ADB578.

How #ADB578 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#ADB578
Protanopia#B4B478
Protanomaly#B1B478
Deuteranopia#B2B278
Deuteranomaly#B0B378
Tritanopia#B3AFAF
Tritanomaly#B1B19C
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADB578 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-adb578: #ADB578;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADB578;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-adb578': '#ADB578' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.710, blue: 0.471)
Android XML<color name="color_adb578">#ADB578</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADB578"

More Green Colors

#ADB578 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ADB578 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADB578?

#ADB578 is a mid-tone green — rgb(173, 181, 120) in RGB and hsl(68, 29%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Misty Moss (#BBB477), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.38.

What is the RGB value of #ADB578?

#ADB578 is rgb(173, 181, 120) — red 173, green 181, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADB578?

#ADB578 converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 34%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADB578 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADB578 scores 2.17:1 against white and 9.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADB578 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADB578 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 10.27, which is visibly different.

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