What color is #ADC387?

#ADC387 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADC387?

The RGB value is 173, 195, 135: 173 red, 195 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADC387?

The complementary color is #9D87C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADC387?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADC387 color

#ADC387 rgb(173, 195, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADC387 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 76.5% green and 52.9% blue (173, 195, 135).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 33% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.93:1).

#ADC387 color codes

HEX	`#ADC387`
RGB	`rgb(173, 195, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 76.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 33%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 31%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 31%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.86, -17.79, 27.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.86, 32.97, 122.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.121, 49.664, 30.337)`
Decimal	`11387783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADC387, 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 #ADC387	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADC387 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.93:1	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 #ADC387 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adc387; }
.text { color: #adc387; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adc387; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 195 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adc387, #8fc387); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #ADC387?: #ADC387 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADC387?: The RGB value is 173, 195, 135: 173 red, 195 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADC387?: The complementary color is #9D87C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADC387?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.