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#ADFF0A Color

#ADFF0A is rgb(173, 255, 10) in RGB, hsl(80, 100%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 0%, 96%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spring Bud (#A7FC00), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADFF0A
HEX#ADFF0A
RGBrgb(173, 255, 10)
HSLhsl(80, 100%, 52%)
HSVhsv(80, 96%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 96%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(91.2% 0.242 129.4)
LABlab(92.13% -47.01 85.82)
LCHlch(92.13% 97.85 118.71)

What #ADFF0A 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 #ADFF0A, 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.

#ADFF0A Channel Values

How #ADFF0A 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 255 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 80° · S 100% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 80° · S 96% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 0% · Y 96% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.23:1 vs white · 17.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADFF0A 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 #ADFF0A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ADFF0A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADFF0A; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #ADFF0A

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 #ADFF0A.

How #ADFF0A 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#ADFF0A
Protanopia#F4F411
Protanomaly#DBF80F
Deuteranopia#E8E826
Deuteranomaly#D3F21E
Tritanopia#C3F0F0
Tritanomaly#BBF6C0
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADFF0A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-adff0a: #ADFF0A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADFF0A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-adff0a': '#ADFF0A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 1.000, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_adff0a">#ADFF0A</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADFF0A"

More Green Colors

#ADFF0A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ADFF0A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADFF0A?

#ADFF0A is a mid-tone green — rgb(173, 255, 10) in RGB and hsl(80, 100%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spring Bud (#A7FC00), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.59.

What is the RGB value of #ADFF0A?

#ADFF0A is rgb(173, 255, 10) — red 173, green 255, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADFF0A?

#ADFF0A converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 0%, 96%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADFF0A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADFF0A 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 #ADFF0A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADFF0A 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 5.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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