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#ADFB46 Color

#ADFB46 is rgb(173, 251, 70) in RGB, hsl(86, 96%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 72%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Lizard (#A7F432), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADFB46
HEX#ADFB46
RGBrgb(173, 251, 70)
HSLhsl(86, 96%, 63%)
HSVhsv(86, 72%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 72%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(90.5% 0.218 130.4)
LABlab(91.16% -44.09 73.19)
LCHlch(91.16% 85.45 121.07)

What #ADFB46 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 #ADFB46, 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.

#ADFB46 Channel Values

How #ADFB46 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 251 · B 708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 86° · S 96% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 86° · S 72% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 72% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADFB46 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ADFB46 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ADFB46

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADFB46; 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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Tints & Shades of #ADFB46

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 #ADFB46.

How #ADFB46 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#ADFB46
Protanopia#F0F047
Protanomaly#D8F447
Deuteranopia#E5E54E
Deuteranomaly#D1EE4B
Tritanopia#C1EDED
Tritanomaly#B9F3C1
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADFB46 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-adfb46: #ADFB46;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADFB46;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-adfb46': '#ADFB46' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.984, blue: 0.275)
Android XML<color name="color_adfb46">#ADFB46</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADFB46"

More Green Colors

#ADFB46 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ADFB46 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADFB46?

#ADFB46 is a light green — rgb(173, 251, 70) in RGB and hsl(86, 96%, 63%) 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 4.19.

What is the RGB value of #ADFB46?

#ADFB46 is rgb(173, 251, 70) — red 173, green 251, and blue 70 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADFB46?

#ADFB46 converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 72%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADFB46 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADFB46 scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADFB46 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADFB46 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 7.7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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