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#ADC195 Color

#ADC195 is rgb(173, 193, 149) in RGB, hsl(87, 26%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 23%, 24%) 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 6.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADC195
HEX#ADC195
RGBrgb(173, 193, 149)
HSLhsl(87, 26%, 67%)
HSVhsv(87, 23%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 23%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(78.4% 0.064 127.7)
LABlab(75.67% -12.94 19.85)
LCHlch(75.67% 23.70 123.11)

What #ADC195 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 #ADC195, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sage#9CAF88ΔE 6.84Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 7.99Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 10.12Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.68Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 13.31Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 14.02

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

#ADC195 Channel Values

How #ADC195 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 193 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 87° · S 26% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 87° · S 23% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADC195 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ADC195 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ADC195

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADC195; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ADC195
Complementary
#A995C1
Analogous
#C1BF95
Analogous
#97C195
Triadic
#95ADC1
Triadic
#C195AD
Split comp.
#9597C1
Split comp.
#BF95C1

Tints & Shades of #ADC195

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

#B7C8A2
#C3D2B2
#CDD9BF
#DAE3CF
#E4EADC
#F0F4EC

Shades

#97B078
#809D5C
#69814B
#51643A
#3A472A
#222A19

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ADC195.

How #ADC195 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#ADC195
Protanopia#BEBE95
Protanomaly#B7BF95
Deuteranopia#BBBB96
Deuteranomaly#B5BD95
Tritanopia#B2BCBC
Tritanomaly#B0BEAE
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADC195 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-adc195: #ADC195;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADC195;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-adc195': '#ADC195' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.757, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_adc195">#ADC195</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADC195"

More Green Colors

#ADC195 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#ADC195 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADC195?

#ADC195 is a light green — rgb(173, 193, 149) in RGB and hsl(87, 26%, 67%) 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 6.84.

What is the RGB value of #ADC195?

#ADC195 is rgb(173, 193, 149) — red 173, green 193, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADC195?

#ADC195 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 23%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADC195 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADC195 scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADC195 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADC195 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 10.12, which is visibly different.

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