#ADFE2A Color

#ADFE2A is rgb(173, 254, 42) in RGB, hsl(83, 99%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 0%, 83%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Yellow (#ADFF2F), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADFE2A

HEX#ADFE2A

RGBrgb(173, 254, 42)

HSLhsl(83, 99%, 58%)

HSVhsv(83, 83%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 83%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(91.1% 0.234 129.8)

LABlab(91.90% -46.15 81.28)

LCHlch(91.90% 93.47 119.59)

What #ADFE2A 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 #ADFE2A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 0.92 Spring Bud#A7FC00ΔE 4.68 Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 5.97 French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 6.31 Lime (Color Wheel)#BFFF00ΔE 8.6 Mango Green#96FF00ΔE 9.39

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

#ADFE2A Channel Values

How #ADFE2A 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 254 · B 42	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 83° · S 99% · L 58%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 83° · S 83% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 32% · M 0% · Y 83% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.24:1 vs white · 16.99:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADFE2A 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 text1.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text16.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ADFE2A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ADFE2A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADFE2A; 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 #ADFE2A

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 #ADFE2A.

How #ADFE2A 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#ADFE2A

Protanopia#F3F32D

Protanomaly#DAF72C

Deuteranopia#E7E738

Deuteranomaly#D3F133

Tritanopia#C2F0F0

Tritanomaly#BAF6C1

Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADFE2A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-adfe2a: #ADFE2A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADFE2A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-adfe2a': '#ADFE2A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.996, blue: 0.165)

Android XML<color name="color_adfe2a">#ADFE2A</color>

SVG fillfill="#ADFE2A"

More Green Colors

#ADFE2A 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

#ADFE2A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADFE2A?

#ADFE2A is a mid-tone green — rgb(173, 254, 42) in RGB and hsl(83, 99%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Yellow (#ADFF2F), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.92.

What is the RGB value of #ADFE2A?

#ADFE2A is rgb(173, 254, 42) — red 173, green 254, and blue 42 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADFE2A?

#ADFE2A converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 0%, 83%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADFE2A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADFE2A scores 1.24:1 against white and 16.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADFE2A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADFE2A 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 0.92, which is indistinguishable to the eye.

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