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#ADCBAA Color

#ADCBAA is rgb(173, 203, 170) in RGB, hsl(115, 24%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 16%, 20%) 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 7.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADCBAA
HEX#ADCBAA
RGBrgb(173, 203, 170)
HSLhsl(115, 24%, 73%)
HSVhsv(115, 16%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 16%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(81.1% 0.056 142.6)
LABlab(78.78% -15.11 13.02)
LCHlch(78.78% 19.95 139.26)

What #ADCBAA 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 #ADCBAA, 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.

#ADCBAA Channel Values

How #ADCBAA 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 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 115° · S 24% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 115° · S 16% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADCBAA 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 text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #ADCBAA

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

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 #ADCBAA.

How #ADCBAA 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#ADCBAA
Protanopia#C6C6AA
Protanomaly#BDC8AA
Deuteranopia#C2C2AB
Deuteranomaly#BAC6AB
Tritanopia#B2C7C7
Tritanomaly#B0C9BC
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADCBAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-adcbaa: #ADCBAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADCBAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-adcbaa': '#ADCBAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.796, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_adcbaa">#ADCBAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADCBAA"

More Green Colors

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

#ADCBAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADCBAA?

#ADCBAA is a light green — rgb(173, 203, 170) in RGB and hsl(115, 24%, 73%) 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 7.23.

What is the RGB value of #ADCBAA?

#ADCBAA is rgb(173, 203, 170) — red 173, green 203, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADCBAA?

#ADCBAA converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 16%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADCBAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADCBAA scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADCBAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADCBAA 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 10.84, which is visibly different.

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