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#ADED9B Color

#ADED9B is rgb(173, 237, 155) in RGB, hsl(107, 69%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 0%, 35%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Menthol (#C1F9A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADED9B
HEX#ADED9B
RGBrgb(173, 237, 155)
HSLhsl(107, 69%, 77%)
HSVhsv(107, 35%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 35%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(88.3% 0.127 138.9)
LABlab(87.97% -32.15 33.08)
LCHlch(87.97% 46.13 134.18)

What #ADED9B 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 #ADED9B, 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.

#ADED9B Channel Values

How #ADED9B 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 237 · B 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 107° · S 69% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 107° · S 35% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.37:1 vs white · 15.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADED9B 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 text15.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ADED9B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADED9B; 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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Tints & Shades of #ADED9B

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ADED9B.

How #ADED9B 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#ADED9B
Protanopia#E4E49B
Protanomaly#D0E79B
Deuteranopia#DBDB9E
Deuteranomaly#CAE29D
Tritanopia#B9E5E5
Tritanomaly#B4E8CB
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADED9B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aded9b: #ADED9B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADED9B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aded9b': '#ADED9B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.929, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_aded9b">#ADED9B</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADED9B"

More Green Colors

#ADED9B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ADED9B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADED9B?

#ADED9B is a light green — rgb(173, 237, 155) in RGB and hsl(107, 69%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Menthol (#C1F9A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.88.

What is the RGB value of #ADED9B?

#ADED9B is rgb(173, 237, 155) — red 173, green 237, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADED9B?

#ADED9B converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 0%, 35%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADED9B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADED9B scores 1.37:1 against white and 15.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADED9B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADED9B 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 11.44, which is visibly different.

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