What color is #ADC19A?

#ADC19A is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADC19A?

The RGB value is 173, 193, 154: 173 red, 193 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADC19A?

The complementary color is #AE9AC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADC19A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADC19A color

#ADC19A rgb(173, 193, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADC19A is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 75.7% green and 60.4% blue (173, 193, 154).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 24% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#ADC19A color codes

HEX	`#ADC19A`
RGB	`rgb(173, 193, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 75.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 24%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 20%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 20%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.67, -13.89, 17.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.67, 22.27, 128.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.135, 49.357, 37.873)`
Decimal	`11387290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADC19A, 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 #ADC19A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADC19A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	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 #ADC19A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adc19a; }
.text { color: #adc19a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adc19a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 193 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adc19a, #9ac19b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #ADC19A?: #ADC19A is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADC19A?: The RGB value is 173, 193, 154: 173 red, 193 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADC19A?: The complementary color is #AE9AC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADC19A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.