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#ADC97E Color

#ADC97E is rgb(173, 201, 126) in RGB, hsl(82, 41%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 37%, 21%) 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 6.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADC97E
HEX#ADC97E
RGBrgb(173, 201, 126)
HSLhsl(82, 41%, 64%)
HSVhsv(82, 37%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 37%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(79.7% 0.104 125.3)
LABlab(77.54% -19.12 34.23)
LCHlch(77.54% 39.21 119.19)

What #ADC97E 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 #ADC97E, 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.

#ADC97E Channel Values

How #ADC97E 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 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 82° · S 41% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 82° · S 37% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 37% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADC97E 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ADC97E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ADC97E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADC97E; 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 #ADC97E

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 #ADC97E.

How #ADC97E 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#ADC97E
Protanopia#C5C57E
Protanomaly#BCC67E
Deuteranopia#C0C07F
Deuteranomaly#B9C47F
Tritanopia#B6C2C2
Tritanomaly#B2C5AB
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADC97E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-adc97e: #ADC97E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADC97E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-adc97e': '#ADC97E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.788, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_adc97e">#ADC97E</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADC97E"

More Green Colors

#ADC97E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ADC97E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADC97E?

#ADC97E is a light green — rgb(173, 201, 126) in RGB and hsl(82, 41%, 64%) 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 6.47.

What is the RGB value of #ADC97E?

#ADC97E is rgb(173, 201, 126) — red 173, green 201, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADC97E?

#ADC97E converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 37%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADC97E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADC97E scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADC97E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADC97E 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 14.76, which is visibly different.

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