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#ADDBA3 Color

#ADDBA3 is rgb(173, 219, 163) in RGB, hsl(109, 44%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 26%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADDBA3
HEX#ADDBA3
RGBrgb(173, 219, 163)
HSLhsl(109, 44%, 75%)
HSVhsv(109, 26%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 26%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(84.5% 0.09 140)
LABlab(83.07% -23.36 22.55)
LCHlch(83.07% 32.47 136.01)

What #ADDBA3 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 #ADDBA3, 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.

#ADDBA3 Channel Values

How #ADDBA3 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 219 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 109° · S 44% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 109° · S 26% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.56:1 vs white · 13.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADDBA3 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 text1.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ADDBA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ADDBA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADDBA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #ADDBA3

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 #ADDBA3.

How #ADDBA3 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#ADDBA3
Protanopia#D4D4A3
Protanomaly#C6D7A3
Deuteranopia#CDCDA5
Deuteranomaly#C1D3A4
Tritanopia#B5D5D5
Tritanomaly#B2D7C3
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADDBA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-addba3: #ADDBA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADDBA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-addba3': '#ADDBA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.859, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_addba3">#ADDBA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADDBA3"

More Green Colors

#ADDBA3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ADDBA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADDBA3?

#ADDBA3 is a light green — rgb(173, 219, 163) in RGB and hsl(109, 44%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.71.

What is the RGB value of #ADDBA3?

#ADDBA3 is rgb(173, 219, 163) — red 173, green 219, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADDBA3?

#ADDBA3 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 26%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADDBA3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADDBA3 scores 1.56:1 against white and 13.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADDBA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADDBA3 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 12, which is visibly different.

Open #ADDBA3 in a Tool

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