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#ADCA9B Color

#ADCA9B is rgb(173, 202, 155) in RGB, hsl(97, 31%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 23%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADCA9B
HEX#ADCA9B
RGBrgb(173, 202, 155)
HSLhsl(97, 31%, 70%)
HSVhsv(97, 23%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 23%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(80.5% 0.072 133.7)
LABlab(78.24% -16.51 20.18)
LCHlch(78.24% 26.07 129.28)

What #ADCA9B 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 #ADCA9B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.7Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.32Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 9.67Sage#9CAF88ΔE 10.31Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 10.79Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 10.91

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

#ADCA9B Channel Values

How #ADCA9B 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 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 31% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 23% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.8:1 vs white · 11.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADCA9B 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 text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ADCA9B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ADCA9B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADCA9B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ADCA9B
Complementary
#B89BCA
Analogous
#C5CA9B
Analogous
#9BCAA0
Triadic
#9BADCA
Triadic
#CA9BAD
Split comp.
#A09BCA
Split comp.
#CA9BC5

Tints & Shades of #ADCA9B

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

#B8D1A8
#C3D8B6
#CEDFC3
#D9E6D0
#E4EDDE
#EFF4EB

Shades

#94BA7D
#79A95B
#638C4A
#4C6B38
#364D28
#1F2B17

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ADCA9B.

How #ADCA9B 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#ADCA9B
Protanopia#C5C59B
Protanomaly#BCC79B
Deuteranopia#C1C19C
Deuteranomaly#B9C59C
Tritanopia#B3C5C5
Tritanomaly#B1C7B6
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADCA9B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-adca9b: #ADCA9B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADCA9B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-adca9b': '#ADCA9B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.792, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_adca9b">#ADCA9B</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADCA9B"

More Green Colors

#ADCA9B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#ADCA9B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADCA9B?

#ADCA9B is a light green — rgb(173, 202, 155) in RGB and hsl(97, 31%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.7.

What is the RGB value of #ADCA9B?

#ADCA9B is rgb(173, 202, 155) — red 173, green 202, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADCA9B?

#ADCA9B converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 23%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADCA9B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADCA9B scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADCA9B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADCA9B 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 8.7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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