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#ADB582 Color

#ADB582 is rgb(173, 181, 130) in RGB, hsl(69, 26%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 28%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sage (#9CAF88), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADB582
HEX#ADB582
RGBrgb(173, 181, 130)
HSLhsl(69, 26%, 61%)
HSVhsv(69, 28%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 28%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(75.4% 0.07 115.3)
LABlab(72.08% -9.22 25.10)
LCHlch(72.08% 26.74 110.16)

What #ADB582 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 #ADB582, 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.

#ADB582 Channel Values

How #ADB582 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 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 69° · S 26% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 69° · S 28% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.16:1 vs white · 9.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADB582 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 text2.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ADB582 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ADB582

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADB582; 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 #ADB582

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 #ADB582.

How #ADB582 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#ADB582
Protanopia#B4B482
Protanomaly#B1B482
Deuteranopia#B2B282
Deuteranomaly#B0B382
Tritanopia#B3B0B0
Tritanomaly#B0B29F
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADB582 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-adb582: #ADB582;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADB582;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-adb582': '#ADB582' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.710, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_adb582">#ADB582</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADB582"

More Green Colors

#ADB582 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ADB582 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADB582?

#ADB582 is a light green — rgb(173, 181, 130) in RGB and hsl(69, 26%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sage (#9CAF88), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.41.

What is the RGB value of #ADB582?

#ADB582 is rgb(173, 181, 130) — red 173, green 181, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADB582?

#ADB582 converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 28%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADB582 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADB582 scores 2.16:1 against white and 9.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADB582 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADB582 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 14.67, which is visibly different.

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