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#ADEE2B Color

#ADEE2B is rgb(173, 238, 43) in RGB, hsl(80, 85%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 0%, 82%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Lizard (#A7F432), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADEE2B
HEX#ADEE2B
RGBrgb(173, 238, 43)
HSLhsl(80, 85%, 55%)
HSVhsv(80, 82%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 82%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.3% 0.216 127.6)
LABlab(87.36% -39.84 77.26)
LCHlch(87.36% 86.93 117.28)

What #ADEE2B 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 #ADEE2B, 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.

#ADEE2B Channel Values

How #ADEE2B 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 238 · B 438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 80° · S 85% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 80° · S 82% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 0% · Y 82% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 15.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADEE2B 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ADEE2B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ADEE2B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADEE2B; 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 #ADEE2B

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 #ADEE2B.

How #ADEE2B 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#ADEE2B
Protanopia#E5E52D
Protanomaly#D1E82C
Deuteranopia#DBDB36
Deuteranomaly#CAE332
Tritanopia#BFE1E1
Tritanomaly#B8E6B5
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADEE2B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-adee2b: #ADEE2B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADEE2B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-adee2b': '#ADEE2B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.933, blue: 0.169)
Android XML<color name="color_adee2b">#ADEE2B</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADEE2B"

More Green Colors

#ADEE2B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ADEE2B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADEE2B?

#ADEE2B is a mid-tone green — rgb(173, 238, 43) in RGB and hsl(80, 85%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Lizard (#A7F432), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.58.

What is the RGB value of #ADEE2B?

#ADEE2B is rgb(173, 238, 43) — red 173, green 238, and blue 43 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADEE2B?

#ADEE2B converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 0%, 82%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADEE2B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADEE2B scores 1.4:1 against white and 15.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADEE2B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADEE2B 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.76, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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