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#ADCA53 Color

#ADCA53 is rgb(173, 202, 83) in RGB, hsl(75, 53%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 59%, 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 7.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADCA53
HEX#ADCA53
RGBrgb(173, 202, 83)
HSLhsl(75, 53%, 56%)
HSVhsv(75, 59%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 59%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(79.4% 0.149 121.4)
LABlab(77.38% -22.86 54.40)
LCHlch(77.38% 59.01 112.79)

What #ADCA53 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 #ADCA53, 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.

#ADCA53 Channel Values

How #ADCA53 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 202 · B 838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 75° · S 53% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 75° · S 59% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 59% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 vs white · 11.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADCA53 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 text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ADCA53 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ADCA53

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADCA53; 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.
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Tints & Shades of #ADCA53

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 #ADCA53.

How #ADCA53 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#ADCA53
Protanopia#C5C553
Protanomaly#BCC753
Deuteranopia#C1C155
Deuteranomaly#B9C554
Tritanopia#B8C0C0
Tritanomaly#B4C4A0
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADCA53 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-adca53: #ADCA53;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADCA53;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-adca53': '#ADCA53' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.792, blue: 0.325)
Android XML<color name="color_adca53">#ADCA53</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADCA53"

More Green Colors

#ADCA53 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ADCA53 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADCA53?

#ADCA53 is a mid-tone green — rgb(173, 202, 83) in RGB and hsl(75, 53%, 56%) 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 7.38.

What is the RGB value of #ADCA53?

#ADCA53 is rgb(173, 202, 83) — red 173, green 202, and blue 83 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADCA53?

#ADCA53 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 59%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADCA53 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADCA53 scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADCA53 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADCA53 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 15.21, which is visibly different.

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