What color is #ADC098?

#ADC098 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADC098?

The RGB value is 173, 192, 152: 173 red, 192 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADC098?

The complementary color is #AB98C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADC098?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADC098 color

#ADC098 rgb(173, 192, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADC098 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 75.3% green and 59.6% blue (173, 192, 152).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 24% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#ADC098 color codes

HEX	`#ADC098`
RGB	`rgb(173, 192, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 75.3%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 24%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 21%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.36, -13.7, 18.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.36, 22.65, 127.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.75, 48.85, 36.929)`
Decimal	`11387032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADC098, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ADC098	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADC098 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ADC098 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adc098; }
.text { color: #adc098; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adc098; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 192 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adc098, #99c098); }

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Questions

What color is #ADC098?: #ADC098 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADC098?: The RGB value is 173, 192, 152: 173 red, 192 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADC098?: The complementary color is #AB98C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADC098?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.