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#ADF91F Color

#ADF91F is rgb(173, 249, 31) in RGB, hsl(81, 95%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 88%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Yellow (#ADFF2F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADF91F
HEX#ADF91F
RGBrgb(173, 249, 31)
HSLhsl(81, 95%, 55%)
HSVhsv(81, 88%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 88%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(89.9% 0.232 128.9)
LABlab(90.46% -44.45 82.13)
LCHlch(90.46% 93.39 118.42)

What #ADF91F 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 #ADF91F, 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.

#ADF91F Channel Values

How #ADF91F 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 249 · B 318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 95% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 88% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 88% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.28:1 vs white · 16.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADF91F 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 text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ADF91F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADF91F; 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 #ADF91F

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 #ADF91F.

How #ADF91F 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#ADF91F
Protanopia#EEEE22
Protanomaly#D7F321
Deuteranopia#E4E42F
Deuteranomaly#D0EC29
Tritanopia#C2EBEB
Tritanomaly#BAF1BC
Achromatopsia#E3E3E3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADF91F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-adf91f: #ADF91F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADF91F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-adf91f': '#ADF91F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.976, blue: 0.122)
Android XML<color name="color_adf91f">#ADF91F</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADF91F"

More Green Colors

#ADF91F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ADF91F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADF91F?

#ADF91F is a mid-tone green — rgb(173, 249, 31) in RGB and hsl(81, 95%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Yellow (#ADFF2F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.12.

What is the RGB value of #ADF91F?

#ADF91F is rgb(173, 249, 31) — red 173, green 249, and blue 31 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADF91F?

#ADF91F converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 88%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADF91F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADF91F scores 1.28:1 against white and 16.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADF91F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADF91F 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 3.12, which is very hard to tell apart.

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