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#ADBC7B Color

#ADBC7B is rgb(173, 188, 123) in RGB, hsl(74, 33%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 35%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olivine (#9AB973), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADBC7B
HEX#ADBC7B
RGBrgb(173, 188, 123)
HSLhsl(74, 33%, 61%)
HSVhsv(74, 35%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 35%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.088 119.1)
LABlab(73.90% -13.29 31.12)
LCHlch(73.90% 33.84 113.13)

What #ADBC7B 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 #ADBC7B, 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.

#ADBC7B Channel Values

How #ADBC7B 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 188 · B 1238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 33% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 35% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.05:1 vs white · 10.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADBC7B 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 text2.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ADBC7B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ADBC7B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADBC7B; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #ADBC7B

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 #ADBC7B.

How #ADBC7B 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#ADBC7B
Protanopia#BABA7B
Protanomaly#B5BB7B
Deuteranopia#B7B77C
Deuteranomaly#B3B97B
Tritanopia#B4B5B5
Tritanomaly#B1B8A1
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADBC7B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-adbc7b: #ADBC7B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADBC7B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-adbc7b': '#ADBC7B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.737, blue: 0.482)
Android XML<color name="color_adbc7b">#ADBC7B</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADBC7B"

More Green Colors

#ADBC7B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ADBC7B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADBC7B?

#ADBC7B is a light green — rgb(173, 188, 123) in RGB and hsl(74, 33%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olivine (#9AB973), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.13.

What is the RGB value of #ADBC7B?

#ADBC7B is rgb(173, 188, 123) — red 173, green 188, and blue 123 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADBC7B?

#ADBC7B converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 35%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADBC7B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADBC7B scores 2.05:1 against white and 10.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADBC7B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADBC7B 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 11.07, which is visibly different.

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