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#ADE298 Color

#ADE298 is rgb(173, 226, 152) in RGB, hsl(103, 56%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 33%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADE298
HEX#ADE298
RGBrgb(173, 226, 152)
HSLhsl(103, 56%, 74%)
HSVhsv(103, 33%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 33%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(85.8% 0.113 137.1)
LABlab(84.85% -27.72 30.53)
LCHlch(84.85% 41.24 132.24)

What #ADE298 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 #ADE298, 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.

#ADE298 Channel Values

How #ADE298 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 226 · B 1528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 103° · S 56% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 103° · S 33% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 33% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADE298 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ADE298 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ADE298

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADE298; 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 #ADE298

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 #ADE298.

How #ADE298 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#ADE298
Protanopia#DADA98
Protanomaly#CADD98
Deuteranopia#D2D29A
Deuteranomaly#C5D999
Tritanopia#B7DADA
Tritanomaly#B3DDC3
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADE298 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ade298: #ADE298;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADE298;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ade298': '#ADE298' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.886, blue: 0.596)
Android XML<color name="color_ade298">#ADE298</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADE298"

More Green Colors

#ADE298 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ADE298 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADE298?

#ADE298 is a light green — rgb(173, 226, 152) in RGB and hsl(103, 56%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.

What is the RGB value of #ADE298?

#ADE298 is rgb(173, 226, 152) — red 173, green 226, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADE298?

#ADE298 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 33%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADE298 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADE298 scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADE298 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADE298 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 16.47, which is visibly different.

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