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#ADCFAA Color

#ADCFAA is rgb(173, 207, 170) in RGB, hsl(115, 28%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 18%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADCFAA
HEX#ADCFAA
RGBrgb(173, 207, 170)
HSLhsl(115, 28%, 74%)
HSVhsv(115, 18%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 18%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(82% 0.063 142.8)
LABlab(79.88% -16.99 14.54)
LCHlch(79.88% 22.36 139.44)

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

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 6.86Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 7.36Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 9.44Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 9.52Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 9.81Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.9

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

#ADCFAA Channel Values

How #ADCFAA 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 207 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 115° · S 28% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 115° · S 18% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADCFAA 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 text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #ADCFAA

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

Base
#ADCFAA
Complementary
#CCAACF
Analogous
#C0CFAA
Analogous
#AACFBA
Triadic
#AAADCF
Triadic
#CFAAAD
Split comp.
#BAAACF
Split comp.
#CFAAC0

Tints & Shades of #ADCFAA

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

#B7D5B4
#C3DCC1
#CDE2CB
#D9E9D8
#E3EEE2
#EFF6EF

Shades

#8EBD89
#6EAB69
#569051
#426F3E
#2F4E2C
#1B2E1A

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

How #ADCFAA 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#ADCFAA
Protanopia#CACAAA
Protanomaly#BFCCAA
Deuteranopia#C5C5AB
Deuteranomaly#BCC9AB
Tritanopia#B2CBCB
Tritanomaly#B0CDBF
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADCFAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-adcfaa: #ADCFAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADCFAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-adcfaa': '#ADCFAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.812, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_adcfaa">#ADCFAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADCFAA"

More Green Colors

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

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#ADCFAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADCFAA?

#ADCFAA is a light green — rgb(173, 207, 170) in RGB and hsl(115, 28%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.86.

What is the RGB value of #ADCFAA?

#ADCFAA is rgb(173, 207, 170) — red 173, green 207, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADCFAA?

#ADCFAA converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 18%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADCFAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADCFAA scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADCFAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADCFAA 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 9.9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.