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#ADE6BF Color

#ADE6BF is rgb(173, 230, 191) in RGB, hsl(139, 53%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 17%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADE6BF
HEX#ADE6BF
RGBrgb(173, 230, 191)
HSLhsl(139, 53%, 79%)
HSVhsv(139, 25%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 17%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(87.5% 0.079 154.6)
LABlab(86.59% -24.68 12.92)
LCHlch(86.59% 27.86 152.37)

What #ADE6BF 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 #ADE6BF, 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.

#ADE6BF Channel Values

How #ADE6BF 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 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 139° · S 53% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 139° · S 25% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.41:1 vs white · 14.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADE6BF 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 text1.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ADE6BF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ADE6BF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADE6BF; 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 #ADE6BF

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 #ADE6BF.

How #ADE6BF 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#ADE6BF
Protanopia#DEDEBF
Protanomaly#CCE1BF
Deuteranopia#D5D5C1
Deuteranomaly#C6DCC0
Tritanopia#B3E2E2
Tritanomaly#B1E3D5
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADE6BF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ade6bf: #ADE6BF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADE6BF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ade6bf': '#ADE6BF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.902, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_ade6bf">#ADE6BF</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADE6BF"

More Green Colors

#ADE6BF sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ADE6BF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADE6BF?

#ADE6BF is a light green — rgb(173, 230, 191) in RGB and hsl(139, 53%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.93.

What is the RGB value of #ADE6BF?

#ADE6BF is rgb(173, 230, 191) — red 173, green 230, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADE6BF?

#ADE6BF converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 17%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADE6BF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADE6BF scores 1.41:1 against white and 14.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADE6BF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADE6BF 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 15.48, which is visibly different.

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