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#ADE1AE Color

#ADE1AE is rgb(173, 225, 174) in RGB, hsl(121, 46%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 23%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Celadon (#ACE1AF), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADE1AE
HEX#ADE1AE
RGBrgb(173, 225, 174)
HSLhsl(121, 46%, 78%)
HSVhsv(121, 23%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 23%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(86% 0.088 145.2)
LABlab(84.92% -24.70 19.38)
LCHlch(84.92% 31.39 141.87)

What #ADE1AE 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 #ADE1AE, 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.

#ADE1AE Channel Values

How #ADE1AE 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 225 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 121° · S 46% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 121° · S 23% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADE1AE 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ADE1AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ADE1AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADE1AE; 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 #ADE1AE

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 #ADE1AE.

How #ADE1AE 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#ADE1AE
Protanopia#D9D9AE
Protanomaly#C9DCAE
Deuteranopia#D2D2B0
Deuteranomaly#C4D8AF
Tritanopia#B5DBDB
Tritanomaly#B2DECB
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADE1AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ade1ae: #ADE1AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADE1AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ade1ae': '#ADE1AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.882, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_ade1ae">#ADE1AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADE1AE"

More Green Colors

#ADE1AE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ADE1AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADE1AE?

#ADE1AE is a light green — rgb(173, 225, 174) in RGB and hsl(121, 46%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Celadon (#ACE1AF), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.63.

What is the RGB value of #ADE1AE?

#ADE1AE is rgb(173, 225, 174) — red 173, green 225, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADE1AE?

#ADE1AE converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 23%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADE1AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADE1AE scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADE1AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADE1AE 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 13.14, which is visibly different.

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