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#ADE6BA Color

#ADE6BA is rgb(173, 230, 186) in RGB, hsl(134, 53%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 19%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Celadon (#ACE1AF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADE6BA
HEX#ADE6BA
RGBrgb(173, 230, 186)
HSLhsl(134, 53%, 79%)
HSVhsv(134, 25%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 19%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(87.4% 0.084 151.4)
LABlab(86.50% -25.36 15.38)
LCHlch(86.50% 29.66 148.77)

What #ADE6BA 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 #ADE6BA, 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.

#ADE6BA Channel Values

How #ADE6BA 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 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 134° · S 53% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 134° · S 25% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADE6BA 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 text14.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ADE6BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADE6BA; 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 #ADE6BA

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 #ADE6BA.

How #ADE6BA 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#ADE6BA
Protanopia#DEDEBA
Protanomaly#CCE1BA
Deuteranopia#D5D5BC
Deuteranomaly#C6DCBB
Tritanopia#B4E1E1
Tritanomaly#B1E3D3
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADE6BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ade6ba: #ADE6BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADE6BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ade6ba': '#ADE6BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.902, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_ade6ba">#ADE6BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADE6BA"

More Green Colors

#ADE6BA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ADE6BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADE6BA?

#ADE6BA is a light green — rgb(173, 230, 186) in RGB and hsl(134, 53%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Celadon (#ACE1AF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.82.

What is the RGB value of #ADE6BA?

#ADE6BA is rgb(173, 230, 186) — red 173, green 230, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADE6BA?

#ADE6BA converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 19%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADE6BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADE6BA scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADE6BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADE6BA 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 14.93, which is visibly different.

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