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#ADFABF Color

#ADFABF is rgb(173, 250, 191) in RGB, hsl(134, 89%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 24%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Teal Deer (#99E6B3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADFABF
HEX#ADFABF
RGBrgb(173, 250, 191)
HSLhsl(134, 89%, 83%)
HSVhsv(134, 31%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 24%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(92% 0.111 151.1)
LABlab(92.13% -33.36 20.56)
LCHlch(92.13% 39.19 148.36)

What #ADFABF 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 #ADFABF, 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.

#ADFABF Channel Values

How #ADFABF 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 250 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 134° · S 89% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 134° · S 31% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADFABF 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 text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #ADFABF

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

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 #ADFABF.

How #ADFABF 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#ADFABF
Protanopia#EFEFBF
Protanomaly#D8F4BF
Deuteranopia#E4E4C1
Deuteranomaly#D0EDC0
Tritanopia#B7F4F4
Tritanomaly#B3F6E0
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADFABF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-adfabf: #ADFABF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADFABF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-adfabf': '#ADFABF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.980, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_adfabf">#ADFABF</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADFABF"

More Green Colors

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

#ADFABF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADFABF?

#ADFABF is a lightest green — rgb(173, 250, 191) in RGB and hsl(134, 89%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Teal Deer (#99E6B3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.71.

What is the RGB value of #ADFABF?

#ADFABF is rgb(173, 250, 191) — red 173, green 250, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADFABF?

#ADFABF converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 24%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADFABF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADFABF scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADFABF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADFABF 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 16.18, which is visibly different.

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