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#ADEB6F Color

#ADEB6F is rgb(173, 235, 111) in RGB, hsl(90, 76%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 53%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADEB6F
HEX#ADEB6F
RGBrgb(173, 235, 111)
HSLhsl(90, 76%, 68%)
HSVhsv(90, 53%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 53%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(87.2% 0.168 131.1)
LABlab(86.91% -35.31 52.73)
LCHlch(86.91% 63.46 123.81)

What #ADEB6F 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 #ADEB6F, 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.

#ADEB6F Channel Values

How #ADEB6F 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 235 · B 1118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 90° · S 76% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 90° · S 53% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 53% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.41:1 vs white · 14.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADEB6F 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 text14.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ADEB6F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADEB6F; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #ADEB6F

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 #ADEB6F.

How #ADEB6F 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#ADEB6F
Protanopia#E2E270
Protanomaly#CFE66F
Deuteranopia#D9D973
Deuteranomaly#C9E071
Tritanopia#BCE0E0
Tritanomaly#B6E5BD
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADEB6F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-adeb6f: #ADEB6F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADEB6F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-adeb6f': '#ADEB6F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.922, blue: 0.435)
Android XML<color name="color_adeb6f">#ADEB6F</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADEB6F"

More Green Colors

#ADEB6F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ADEB6F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADEB6F?

#ADEB6F is a light green — rgb(173, 235, 111) in RGB and hsl(90, 76%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.31.

What is the RGB value of #ADEB6F?

#ADEB6F is rgb(173, 235, 111) — red 173, green 235, and blue 111 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADEB6F?

#ADEB6F converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 53%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADEB6F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADEB6F scores 1.41:1 against white and 14.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADEB6F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADEB6F 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 16.55, which is visibly different.

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