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#ADC945 Color

#ADC945 is rgb(173, 201, 69) in RGB, hsl(73, 55%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 66%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADC945
HEX#ADC945
RGBrgb(173, 201, 69)
HSLhsl(73, 55%, 53%)
HSVhsv(73, 66%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 66%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(79% 0.159 120.5)
LABlab(77.00% -23.15 59.74)
LCHlch(77.00% 64.07 111.18)

What #ADC945 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 #ADC945, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 6.04Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 11.56Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 11.76Citron#9FA91FΔE 13.13Limerick#9DC209ΔE 13.26Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 14.71

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

#ADC945 Channel Values

How #ADC945 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 201 · B 698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 73° · S 55% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 73° · S 66% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 66% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.87:1 vs white · 11.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADC945 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 text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ADC945 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ADC945

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADC945; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ADC945
Complementary
#6245C9
Analogous
#C9A445
Analogous
#6BC945
Triadic
#45ADC9
Triadic
#C945AD
Split comp.
#456BC9
Split comp.
#A445C9

Tints & Shades of #ADC945

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

#B7D05D
#C3D879
#CEDF90
#DAE7AC
#E5EEC4
#F1F6DF

Shades

#9AB635
#829A2D
#6B7E25
#54631D
#3C4715
#252B0D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ADC945.

How #ADC945 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#ADC945
Protanopia#C5C545
Protanomaly#BCC645
Deuteranopia#C0C048
Deuteranomaly#B9C447
Tritanopia#B9BEBE
Tritanomaly#B4C39C
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADC945 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-adc945: #ADC945;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADC945;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-adc945': '#ADC945' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.788, blue: 0.271)
Android XML<color name="color_adc945">#ADC945</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADC945"

More Green Colors

#ADC945 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#ADC945 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADC945?

#ADC945 is a mid-tone green — rgb(173, 201, 69) in RGB and hsl(73, 55%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.04.

What is the RGB value of #ADC945?

#ADC945 is rgb(173, 201, 69) — red 173, green 201, and blue 69 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADC945?

#ADC945 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 66%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADC945 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADC945 scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADC945 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADC945 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 11.56, which is visibly different.

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