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#ADEBAF Color

#ADEBAF is rgb(173, 235, 175) in RGB, hsl(122, 61%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 26%, 8%) 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 4.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADEBAF
HEX#ADEBAF
RGBrgb(173, 235, 175)
HSLhsl(122, 61%, 80%)
HSVhsv(122, 26%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 26%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(88.3% 0.103 145.4)
LABlab(87.70% -28.97 22.66)
LCHlch(87.70% 36.78 141.97)

What #ADEBAF 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 #ADEBAF, 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.

#ADEBAF Channel Values

How #ADEBAF 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 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 122° · S 61% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 122° · S 26% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.37:1 vs white · 15.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADEBAF 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 text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #ADEBAF

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

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 #ADEBAF.

How #ADEBAF 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#ADEBAF
Protanopia#E2E2AF
Protanomaly#CFE6AF
Deuteranopia#D9D9B1
Deuteranomaly#C9E0B0
Tritanopia#B6E5E5
Tritanomaly#B3E7D1
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADEBAF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-adebaf: #ADEBAF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADEBAF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-adebaf': '#ADEBAF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.922, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_adebaf">#ADEBAF</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADEBAF"

More Green Colors

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

#ADEBAF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADEBAF?

#ADEBAF is a lightest green — rgb(173, 235, 175) in RGB and hsl(122, 61%, 80%) 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 4.94.

What is the RGB value of #ADEBAF?

#ADEBAF is rgb(173, 235, 175) — red 173, green 235, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADEBAF?

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

Should text on #ADEBAF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADEBAF scores 1.37:1 against white and 15.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADEBAF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADEBAF 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 17.68, which is visibly different.

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