#ADFAB2 Color

#ADFAB2 is rgb(173, 250, 178) in RGB, hsl(124, 89%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 29%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADFAB2

HEX#ADFAB2

RGBrgb(173, 250, 178)

HSLhsl(124, 89%, 83%)

HSVhsv(124, 31%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 29%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(91.7% 0.123 146.1)

LABlab(91.92% -35.00 26.82)

LCHlch(91.92% 44.09 142.54)

What #ADFAB2 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 #ADFAB2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 8.72 Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 10.47 Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 12.02 Light Green#90EE90ΔE 13.57 Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 14.7 Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 14.9

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#ADFAB2 Channel Values

How #ADFAB2 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 173 · G 250 · B 178	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 124° · S 89% · L 83%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 124° · S 31% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 31% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.23:1 vs white · 17.09:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADFAB2 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 text1.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text17.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ADFAB2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ADFAB2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADFAB2; 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.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #ADFAB2

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 #ADFAB2.

How #ADFAB2 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#ADFAB2

Protanopia#EFEFB2

Protanomaly#D8F4B2

Deuteranopia#E4E4B5

Deuteranomaly#D0EDB4

Tritanopia#B9F2F2

Tritanomaly#B4F5DC

Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADFAB2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-adfab2: #ADFAB2;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADFAB2;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-adfab2': '#ADFAB2' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.980, blue: 0.698)

Android XML<color name="color_adfab2">#ADFAB2</color>

SVG fillfill="#ADFAB2"

More Green Colors

#ADFAB2 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#ADFAB2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADFAB2?

#ADFAB2 is a lightest green — rgb(173, 250, 178) in RGB and hsl(124, 89%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.72.

What is the RGB value of #ADFAB2?

#ADFAB2 is rgb(173, 250, 178) — red 173, green 250, and blue 178 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADFAB2?

#ADFAB2 converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 29%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADFAB2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADFAB2 scores 1.23:1 against white and 17.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADFAB2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADFAB2 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 13.57, which is visibly different.

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