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#ADE6B2 Color

#ADE6B2 is rgb(173, 230, 178) in RGB, hsl(125, 53%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 23%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Celadon (#ACE1AF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADE6B2
HEX#ADE6B2
RGBrgb(173, 230, 178)
HSLhsl(125, 53%, 79%)
HSVhsv(125, 25%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 23%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(87.2% 0.092 147)
LABlab(86.37% -26.41 19.31)
LCHlch(86.37% 32.71 143.83)

What #ADE6B2 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 #ADE6B2, 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.

#ADE6B2 Channel Values

How #ADE6B2 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 230 · B 1788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 125° · S 53% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 125° · S 25% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADE6B2 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 text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ADE6B2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADE6B2; 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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Tints & Shades of #ADE6B2

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 #ADE6B2.

How #ADE6B2 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#ADE6B2
Protanopia#DEDEB2
Protanomaly#CCE1B2
Deuteranopia#D5D5B4
Deuteranomaly#C6DCB3
Tritanopia#B5E0E0
Tritanomaly#B2E3CF
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADE6B2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ade6b2: #ADE6B2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADE6B2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ade6b2': '#ADE6B2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.902, blue: 0.698)
Android XML<color name="color_ade6b2">#ADE6B2</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADE6B2"

More Green Colors

#ADE6B2 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ADE6B2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADE6B2?

#ADE6B2 is a light green — rgb(173, 230, 178) in RGB and hsl(125, 53%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Celadon (#ACE1AF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.18.

What is the RGB value of #ADE6B2?

#ADE6B2 is rgb(173, 230, 178) — red 173, green 230, and blue 178 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADE6B2?

#ADE6B2 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 23%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADE6B2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADE6B2 scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADE6B2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADE6B2 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 14.94, which is visibly different.

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