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#ADDCAC Color

#ADDCAC is rgb(173, 220, 172) in RGB, hsl(119, 41%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 22%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADDCAC
HEX#ADDCAC
RGBrgb(173, 220, 172)
HSLhsl(119, 41%, 77%)
HSVhsv(119, 22%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 22%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(84.9% 0.082 144.3)
LABlab(83.50% -22.71 18.48)
LCHlch(83.50% 29.27 140.86)

What #ADDCAC 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 #ADDCAC, 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.

#ADDCAC Channel Values

How #ADDCAC 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 220 · B 1728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 119° · S 41% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 119° · S 22% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.54:1 vs white · 13.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADDCAC 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 text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #ADDCAC

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

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 #ADDCAC.

How #ADDCAC 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#ADDCAC
Protanopia#D5D5AC
Protanomaly#C6D8AC
Deuteranopia#CECEAE
Deuteranomaly#C2D4AD
Tritanopia#B4D7D7
Tritanomaly#B1D9C7
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADDCAC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-addcac: #ADDCAC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADDCAC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-addcac': '#ADDCAC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.863, blue: 0.675)
Android XML<color name="color_addcac">#ADDCAC</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADDCAC"

More Green Colors

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

#ADDCAC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADDCAC?

#ADDCAC is a light green — rgb(173, 220, 172) in RGB and hsl(119, 41%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.62.

What is the RGB value of #ADDCAC?

#ADDCAC is rgb(173, 220, 172) — red 173, green 220, and blue 172 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADDCAC?

#ADDCAC converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 22%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADDCAC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADDCAC scores 1.54:1 against white and 13.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADDCAC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADDCAC 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 11.42, which is visibly different.

Open #ADDCAC in a Tool

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