#ADBA9C Color

#ADBA9C is rgb(173, 186, 156) in RGB, hsl(86, 18%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 16%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADBA9C

HEX#ADBA9C

RGBrgb(173, 186, 156)

HSLhsl(86, 18%, 67%)

HSVhsv(86, 16%, 73%)

CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 16%, 27%)

OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.044 126.5)

LABlab(73.88% -8.72 13.67)

LCHlch(73.88% 16.22 122.53)

What #ADBA9C 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 #ADBA9C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 1.71 Sage#9CAF88ΔE 7.11 Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 8.69 Greige#BEB7A4ΔE 9.4 Ash Gray#B2BEB5ΔE 11.25 Artichoke#8F9779ΔE 12.86

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#ADBA9C Channel Values

How #ADBA9C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 173 · G 186 · B 156	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 86° · S 18% · L 67%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 86° · S 16% · V 73%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 7% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 27%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.04:1 vs white · 10.28:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADBA9C 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 text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ADBA9C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADBA9C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #ADBA9C

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

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How #ADBA9C 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#ADBA9C

Protanopia#B8B89C

Protanomaly#B4B99C

Deuteranopia#B6B69C

Deuteranomaly#B2B89C

Tritanopia#B1B7B7

Tritanomaly#AFB8AD

Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

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Using #ADBA9C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-adba9c: #ADBA9C;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADBA9C;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-adba9c': '#ADBA9C' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.729, blue: 0.612)

Android XML<color name="color_adba9c">#ADBA9C</color>

SVG fillfill="#ADBA9C"

More Green Colors

#ADBA9C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#ADBA9C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADBA9C?

#ADBA9C is a light green — rgb(173, 186, 156) in RGB and hsl(86, 18%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.71.

What is the RGB value of #ADBA9C?

#ADBA9C is rgb(173, 186, 156) — red 173, green 186, and blue 156 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADBA9C?

#ADBA9C converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 16%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADBA9C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADBA9C scores 2.04:1 against white and 10.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADBA9C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADBA9C 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 14.21, which is visibly different.

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