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#ADCB5D Color

#ADCB5D is rgb(173, 203, 93) in RGB, hsl(76, 51%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 54%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADCB5D
HEX#ADCB5D
RGBrgb(173, 203, 93)
HSLhsl(76, 51%, 58%)
HSVhsv(76, 54%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 54%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(79.7% 0.141 122.3)
LABlab(77.74% -22.69 50.39)
LCHlch(77.74% 55.26 114.24)

What #ADCB5D 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 #ADCB5D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 8.26June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 10.24Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 11.6Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 14.45Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 15.07Pistachio#93C572ΔE 15.66

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

#ADCB5D Channel Values

How #ADCB5D 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 203 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 76° · S 51% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 76° · S 54% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 54% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.83:1 vs white · 11.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADCB5D 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 text1.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ADCB5D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ADCB5D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADCB5D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ADCB5D
Complementary
#7A5DCB
Analogous
#CBB15D
Analogous
#77CB5D
Triadic
#5DADCB
Triadic
#CB5DAD
Split comp.
#5D77CB
Split comp.
#B15DCB

Tints & Shades of #ADCB5D

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

#B9D274
#C3D888
#CEE09F
#DAE7B6
#E6EFCD
#EFF5E0

Shades

#9EC13E
#88A636
#6E872C
#556822
#3C4918
#262E0F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ADCB5D.

How #ADCB5D 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#ADCB5D
Protanopia#C6C65D
Protanomaly#BDC85D
Deuteranopia#C2C25F
Deuteranomaly#BAC65E
Tritanopia#B8C1C1
Tritanomaly#B4C5A3
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADCB5D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-adcb5d: #ADCB5D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADCB5D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-adcb5d': '#ADCB5D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.796, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_adcb5d">#ADCB5D</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADCB5D"

More Green Colors

#ADCB5D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#ADCB5D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADCB5D?

#ADCB5D is a mid-tone green — rgb(173, 203, 93) in RGB and hsl(76, 51%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.26.

What is the RGB value of #ADCB5D?

#ADCB5D is rgb(173, 203, 93) — red 173, green 203, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADCB5D?

#ADCB5D converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 54%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADCB5D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADCB5D scores 1.83:1 against white and 11.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADCB5D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADCB5D 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 18.48, which is visibly different.

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