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#ADCAA5 Color

#ADCAA5 is rgb(173, 202, 165) in RGB, hsl(107, 26%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 18%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADCAA5
HEX#ADCAA5
RGBrgb(173, 202, 165)
HSLhsl(107, 26%, 72%)
HSVhsv(107, 18%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 18%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(80.8% 0.06 138.9)
LABlab(78.41% -15.28 15.15)
LCHlch(78.41% 21.52 135.24)

What #ADCAA5 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 #ADCAA5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 7.51Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 7.93Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 9.29Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 9.45Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.73Sage#9CAF88ΔE 10.07

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

#ADCAA5 Channel Values

How #ADCAA5 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 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 107° · S 26% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 107° · S 18% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.78:1 vs white · 11.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADCAA5 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 text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ADCAA5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ADCAA5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADCAA5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ADCAA5
Complementary
#C2A5CA
Analogous
#C0CAA5
Analogous
#A5CAB0
Triadic
#A5ADCA
Triadic
#CAA5AD
Split comp.
#B0A5CA
Split comp.
#CAA5C0

Tints & Shades of #ADCAA5

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

#B9D2B2
#C2D7BC
#CDDFC8
#D9E6D5
#E5EEE2
#EDF4EC

Shades

#90B785
#75A668
#5D8A51
#486A3E
#324A2B
#1E2D1A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ADCAA5.

How #ADCAA5 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#ADCAA5
Protanopia#C5C5A5
Protanomaly#BCC7A5
Deuteranopia#C1C1A6
Deuteranomaly#B9C5A6
Tritanopia#B2C6C6
Tritanomaly#B0C8BA
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADCAA5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-adcaa5: #ADCAA5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADCAA5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-adcaa5': '#ADCAA5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.792, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_adcaa5">#ADCAA5</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADCAA5"

More Green Colors

#ADCAA5 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#ADCAA5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADCAA5?

#ADCAA5 is a light green — rgb(173, 202, 165) in RGB and hsl(107, 26%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.51.

What is the RGB value of #ADCAA5?

#ADCAA5 is rgb(173, 202, 165) — red 173, green 202, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADCAA5?

#ADCAA5 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 18%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADCAA5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADCAA5 scores 1.78:1 against white and 11.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADCAA5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADCAA5 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 9.73, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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